enlargement
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After high frequency electrical stimulation, the pearl-like regions became an average of 8% longer and 17% wider, with enlargement lasting at least 30 minutes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Kala-azar is spread by sandflies and is one of the most dangerous neglected tropical diseases, with a fatality rate of 95 percent if untreated, causing fever, weight loss, and enlargement of the spleen and liver.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
From 2000 he focused on the European economy ahead of the European Union's 2004 enlargement, and subsequently oversaw coverage of economic indicators, central bank decisions and bond markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Washington turned out to be the ideal radical expansionist to follow in Boulez’s footsteps for the new LACMA, with a resplendent enlargement of his 2018 half-hour EP, “Harmony of Difference.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
He flipped the chart to show an enlargement of a dirty hand, the tips of the fingernails encrusted with dirt.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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The committee said this had created a "wild west" market with procedures, including liquid breast enlargements, reportedly being done in Airbnbs, hotels rooms, garden sheds and public toilets.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
The latest twist came from a January report in the German newspaper Bild about other possible enlargements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
In L.A., the small originals are part of the show, and then you can see the lithographs, which are enlargements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
"Completing our Union also has a strong economic and geopolitical logic. Past enlargements have shown the enormous benefits both for the accession countries and the EU. We all win."
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2023
“You saw the enlargements on the TV screen,” Roy Baty said.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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