regenerate
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In NBC’s “Heroes,” Panettiere played cheerleader Claire Bennet, who had the ability to regenerate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Skeletal muscle has an exceptional ability to regenerate, yet cancers that begin in muscle tissue are relatively uncommon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Within muscle stem cells, it helps preserve the genetic instructions that define the cells and allow them to regenerate muscle after damage.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
An advanced science student at Bronx High School of Science, he tried to regenerate neurons destroyed by disease as a school science project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
If he knocks me off my board, I’ll go tumbling into oblivion and regenerate behind everyone.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
At the end of this evening's series finale, Gatwa regenerates into Billie Piper, who previously played the Doctor's companion, Rose Tyler.
From BBC ● May 31, 2025
The previously-tried approach relies on a reversible metal-CO2 reaction that regenerates carbon dioxide, continuing to contribute greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
Bamboo grows faster than eucalyptus and regenerates like a weed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
I wipe it away quickly, but it regenerates.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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Panettiere gave a likeably sparky performance as Claire, a cheerleader who regenerated if she was physically harmed, and who was at the heart of the show's "save the cheerleader, save the world" premise.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It was to follow on from the series finale in May 2025, in which Ncuti Gatwa's incarnation of the Doctor regenerated into Billie Piper, who previously played the Doctor's assistant, Rose.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The regenerated areas contained both skeletal components and connective tissues arranged in patterns resembling natural anatomy.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
It would allow us to overwhelm our adversaries with large, affordable salvos of weapons that can be built and regenerated quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
But images of Tartarus kept burning in his mind—the River Phlegethon, the blistered ground where monsters regenerated, the dark forest where arai circled overhead in the blood-mist clouds.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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I’m learning that regenerating sometimes is just being quiet and letting ideas percolate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"But rather than simply protecting DNA, TRF2 seems to be key to regenerating muscle throughout life."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
These trees "need natural disturbances such as fires," according to the government department Environment Canada, but suffer from repeated, intense fires that prevent them from regenerating.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The most recent season concluded with a cliffhanger, with the Fifteenth Doctor regenerating into a form resembling Rose Tyler, the companion portrayed by Billie Piper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
We sit in the dark cavern of stairs, giving ourselves time like we are a starfish regenerating an arm and learning how to move again.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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