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replication

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


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So singular that it all but defies any kind of tea-leaf-reading or, heaven forbid, attempts at replication.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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

Most of the viral genome contains instructions for structural proteins, but it also encodes several specialized proteins required for replication.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026

Even if Linus was somewhere near the right structure, the odds seemed against his getting near the secret of gene replication.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Across the board, the project revealed extremely high replicability rates of their social-behavioral findings, and no statistically significant evidence of decline over repeated replications.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023

Across all 64 replications, 55 found the same effect as the original study—an 86% replication rate.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 8, 2023

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

From Scientific American ● Jul. 10, 2023

In “MJ,” the Michael Jackson replications and extrapolations by Christopher Wheeldon and others were exciting, sure, but quickly came to feel like a manic distraction from what could not be dramatized.

From New York Times ● May 18, 2022

The easiest way to understand this statement is to relate it to the many replications involved in the manipulation of data in a computer.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin




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