regenerate
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The image is at once hokey and compelling, suggesting in unwieldy terms that the monster Hansen has been chasing is like a Hydra: cut off its head, and it’ll regenerate with two more.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Scientists uncover a cellular survival mechanism that helps severely damaged tissue regenerate and may also reveal why some cancers return after treatment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
"Our goal is to regenerate the site, bringing long-term investment and jobs to Thurrock while taking our environmental responsibilities very seriously."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The good news is that researchers are developing therapies that do what was once thought impossible: regenerate cartilage, boost the knee’s natural ability to heal, and prevent cartilage breakdown in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
I need to make progress and I need to regenerate oxygen.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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Bamboo grows faster than eucalyptus and regenerates like a weed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
At the end of an actor's tenure as the Doctor, the character "regenerates" with somebody else then taking on the extra-terrestrial role.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2023
Using this substance, an injectable hydrogel was developed for "tissue prostheses," which can temporarily fill the gap of the missing muscle/nerve tissues while it regenerates.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2023
When I ask about jararanko, he says “the lizard has a healing property that is astringent—it absorbs bruises and regenerates fractures or fissures.”
From National Geographic ● Oct. 26, 2023
He regenerates a good fifty yards behind me, with a new life bar.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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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
The researchers tested the regenerated material under conditions intended to reproduce the stresses teeth experience in daily life.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 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
Ncuti Gatwa regenerated into Billie Piper at the end of his final episode in May, but is she the new Doctor?
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
Everything goes bright in my view—and an instant later, I’ve regenerated a pace behind the others.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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In one video I found, Cramer, a serious-looking man in his 40s, discussed “holographic regenerating medical beds” back in 2015.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 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
And instead of a knee or hip replacement, you could get new bone and joint treatments designed to reverse physical decline entirely by regenerating tissue in damaged joints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
This was as a result of feral goats who ate every tree seedling which then prevented the forest from regenerating.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The presence of telomerase meant cells could keep regenerating their telomeres indefinitely.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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