regenerate
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Benefits: Creatine helps skeletal muscles regenerate ATP for energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
Happy hour was a good place to bray, to regenerate courage, and to be infected with the enthusiasm of other men who lived to fly.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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If the strategy ultimately works in people, researchers believe it could potentially lead to an oral medicine or injection that regenerates cartilage and reduces the need for knee or hip replacement surgery.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
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
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
I wipe it away quickly, but it regenerates.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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Inflammation subsided, and the spinal cords regenerated perfectly, even though the neutrophils themselves were no longer present.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
Brittin added that the show had "regenerated multiple times in its 60-plus year history" and would "do so again".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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
This xenograft, as it’s called, would stay in place until the underlying tissue had regenerated enough to supply blood to the skin graft.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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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
The BBC is "working hard" on regenerating Doctor Who, director-general Matt Brittin has said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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
Evil was always here, regenerating, bubbling under the surface.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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