regenerate
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Once adult teeth are lost, they’re not replaced – unlike sharks, which continually regenerate teeth throughout life.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
I’m not a hermit, but I live in Wales, and I’m trying to regenerate the land and all this stuff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Plus, the surprising ways stress can affect your body, and why humans can regenerate some tissues better than you might think.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
That government established a £5bn levelling up fund, external to, among other things, regenerate high streets and upgrade local transport.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
I need to make progress and I need to regenerate oxygen.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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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
According to new research, published in Nature Communications, the researchers found that, when C. longifissura regenerates, a genetic factor that takes part in the acoel regeneration also controls how the algae inside of them reacts.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
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
Japan’s high rainfall also ensures that its forest regenerates quickly after logging.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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 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
It could also be regenerated at temperatures ranging from 700-1000 oC, roughly 500 oC lower than current approaches.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 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
Ren shoots me a dirty look from where he’s regenerated several yards away from me.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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When Mary shows up unexpectedly, asking Sam for the two things she won’t provide — forgiveness and a dress — the pair slowly find their bond regenerating, pulled back together by forces outside their control.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
A simple “Substance”-eque sequence of probiotics triggers a relaxing unconscious state, regenerating a utopian gut biome in a short six to eight weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
"This is a new way of regenerating adult tissue, and it has significant clinical promise for treating arthritis due to aging or injury," said Helen Blau, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 20, 2026
Army Corps of Engineers also contributed by leveeing the Mississippi River to prevent flooding, which had the unintended effect of preventing wetlands from naturally regenerating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 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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