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replication

[rep-li-kay-shuhn] / ˌrɛp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Whether it’s borrowing from earlier artists, repurposing comics, or creating a series of mirrors, Lichtenstein’s focus on image replication is thoroughly documented in this show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Resuming his polio project after the war, he concluded by the early 1950s that eradication would only be achieved if transmission could be prevented through halting viral replication in the gastrointestinal tract.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

A turquoise William Turnbull sculpture is between them, and another sculpture by Henry Moore is in the background, a seeming replication of Marcia’s stiff stance in her bright pink, floor-length dress.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Their work helps answer longstanding questions about how these viruses launch replication once they invade a cell.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026

And replication is an essential part of science: a discovery isn’t considered valid if others can’t repeat the work and get the same result.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

But replications take time and effort and the experiments are resource-intensive and cannot happen overnight.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026

The original researchers communicated with one another only via a project manager to try to keep the replications as independent as possible, to reflect the usual conditions when researchers attempt to replicate another group’s work.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 8, 2023

Science is cumulative, and replications build its comprehensive and credible body.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 10, 2023

But decades later many who knew him still feel protective, and recent replications have unleashed, along with fond memories, skepticism and even rage.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021

To this he responded in vigorous appeals and replications, couched in the most insolent and contemptuous language towards both Pius and Nicholas.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea


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