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scientific

[sahy-uhn-tif-ik] / ˌsaɪ ənˈtɪf ɪk /


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Years of scientific evidence supports the safety of a combined MMR vaccine.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

The good news is that we figured out how to edit the code of life with Crispr and tamed sickle-cell disease and hepatitis C. We did the scientific heavy lifting.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Gregory thinks of how Iceland's first settlers must have felt witnessing such a phenomena more than a millennium ago, a time of mythological rather than scientific explanation.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

As the judge noted in her ruling, the ongoing controversy has as much to do with when and how the diagnostic gospels were compiled as the scientific validity of the ailment.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

“Sticking to the facts is our default. But all the personal files and the scientific files are separate. She did that to make sure nobody knew that you were hers.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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