proximal

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Likewise, publishers who opt to create push-button novels will be sawing off the proximal tree limb with Wile E. Coyote abandon.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

That conclusion was written into a seminal paper on the virus published in Nature Medicine on March 17, 2020, and titled “The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

In the new study, Dr. Bashir and colleagues observed reductions in occlusions in segmental and proximal branches of the pulmonary artery 48 hours following treatment with the BASHIR™ catheter.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

Greg and Tom were both proximal to the Roy family, but existed just beyond it.

From New York Times • May 29, 2023

Stalk, viewed from proximal end hour-glass shaped, and width of stalk less than ½ length of stalk....

From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Anderson, Sydney