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replication

[rep-li-key-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

Second, require data sharing and replication prior to publication where reasonably feasible.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

To Watson and Crick, the double-helix model of DNA—with two complementary “yin-yang” strands counterposed against each other—instantly suggested a mechanism for replication.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

From Science Daily Mar. 29, 2026

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

From Scientific American Jul. 10, 2023

Other replications yielded mixed results, and some were negative or inconclusive.

From Science Magazine Dec. 7, 2021

The typical replication period in a healthy person would be just a couple of weeks, instead of many months; fewer replications mean less opportunities for new mutations.

From New York Times Dec. 4, 2021

The pleadings then in vogue were the declarations, pleas and replications of the English common law.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by John Sherman




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