regenerate
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In people, the immune response following damage to the central nervous system can contribute to lasting injury rather than allowing damaged nerve tissue to regenerate.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
In NBC’s “Heroes,” Panettiere played cheerleader Claire Bennet, who had the ability to regenerate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The discovery was made in planarian flatworms, small aquatic animals known for their extraordinary ability to regenerate.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 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
Next season the cane will regenerate, a vegetal mystery, and she will return to cut it again.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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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
I wipe it away quickly, but it regenerates.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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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
That gives it the right to exist and flourish, to be restored, regenerated and respected.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The study showed that BNCF100 could be regenerated at lower temperatures than existing water-splitting catalysts while continuing to produce hydrogen over 10 production cycles.
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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I’m learning that regenerating sometimes is just being quiet and letting ideas percolate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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
Scientists observed similar problems in mice when SP6 and SP8 were missing from regenerating digits.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
Evil was always here, regenerating, bubbling under the surface.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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