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transplant

[trans-plant, -plahnt, trans-plant, -plahnt] / trænsˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt, ˈtrænsˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt /


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"Runner," an action comedy led by Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson, debuted in fourth place, with the heroes fighting a cartel to get a sick young girl a lifesaving organ transplant.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

In 1983 an 8-year-old girl with SCD and leukemia received a bone-marrow transplant from her brother.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Williamson underwent a liver transplant earlier this year, prompting a judge to delay a February hearing in her case.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

More than 10,000 people in the United States with chronic liver disease are currently waiting for a liver transplant, yet the supply of donated organs falls far short of demand.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

The man discovered that his new office mate was a fellow transplant from West Virginia, and the two became fast friends.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Australia has approximately 144,000 people living with heart failure, while only about 115 heart transplants are performed each year.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Emery said some of her 40-something patients are now on the list for double lung transplants, their only real hope of survival.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Many immigrants - and northern transplants - are now drawn to the south, especially the bustling economies of cities in Texas and Florida.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Baja transplants seem to come in all types, including contributors, land grabbers and gentrifiers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

If it worked, it might mean doctors could use skin-cell transplants to treat wounds in the field.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Blood vessels gradually grew into the graft, creating a local supply of nutrients that helped keep the transplanted hepatocytes alive and functioning.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

A kidney transplanted from a pig has worked inside a patient for 271 days – the longest on record, say US doctors.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The feat followed trial and error that initially saw him mollycoddle corals in stress-free environments, but those easily perished in the ocean once transplanted.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Based on a 1998 Vibe magazine article about street racing import cars in New York, the film was transplanted to Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

George Washington had teeth yanked from the mouths of his enslaved people, records show, which may have then been transplanted into Washington’s dentures or even his jaw.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

In practice, he argues, many innovations grow out of existing ones, often by borrowing or transplanting concepts from one field to another.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

Both have since died but helped advance xenotransplantation - the transplanting of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2025

She was a master gardener, expert at transplanting Japanese maples, according to her neighbor, Patty Hall.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2025

"We found that people were actively transplanting and cultivating hazelnuts hundreds of kilometers from their place of origin," Armstrong explains of the expansive trade activity the maps illustrated.

From Science Daily Dec. 6, 2024

On the edge of the garden in a cold frame the tomato and bell pepper and cabbage sets were nearly ready for transplanting, waiting only for the passing of the frost danger.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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