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screen

[skreen] / skrin /


NOUN
partition
Synonyms
NOUN
display, monitor
Synonyms






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"It took a while to get the assay working and validate the approach, but once we were able to do the screen, claudin-4 was a clear, resounding top hit," says White.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Facilitators point at the screen indicating what the instructions say and explaining how the forms should be filled out.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

The RSC described him as a "colossus of both stage and screen", remembering him as "one of the finest classical Shakespearean actors of his generation" whose contribution to the company was "beyond measure".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

And because of the character’s impact, and how King sold the screen rights, the book would go on to spark more adaptations than any novel in his enormous body of work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

‘What on earth—’ she breathed as she pulled the blackout screen away and peered out.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

The star, who won acclaim on both stages and screens, died at his home in Los Angeles on Thursday after a career that spanned more than seven decades.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Thanks to his prolific presence in movies, shows and on screens large and small, we can keep that relationship alive too.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the replica Times Square, building-sized screens cast windows of light as people grabbed elaborate drinks made with iced tea, coffee or hibiscus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Now, if we could just get trackers for all these new airport lounges, fancier suites and seatback screens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The domed ceiling, at least another thirty meters above our heads, is lined with two giant screens.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

One issue during testing was that 17% of people who were initially screened had to be excluded because Moderna didn’t get enough of a tumor sample to customize its shot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

When the documentary was recently screened at Harvard — one of the institutions whose responses it challenges — those stories were given particular force.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Can Denis Villeneuve’s third and final “Dune” movie, which hasn’t screened widely for press, take the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy path to a best picture victory?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Kenya's health ministry says more than 652,000 travellers have been screened and nearly 5,000 healthcare workers trained to deal with Ebola, with five facilities designated to handle cases.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

One other doorway was screened by beads on strings.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

To McDonagh’s relief, the little cancer monologue got laughs at a test screening at a mall in Paramus, New Jersey, landing as he’d hoped with the rest of Wild Horse Nine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The researchers also believe the method could eventually be incorporated into several types of scientific equipment, potentially allowing mirror-life screening in different environments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

But that was not enough to convince Iris Yang, who attended a free preview screening of the film on Thursday for acquaintances of the production team and industry workers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Of the 425 recruiters CV Library spoke to, about 90 said they used AI in the CV screening stage.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Hugh’s insects swarmed and stung people until they were banished from the house, after which Hugh spent all his time at the window, his bees screening the other side of the glass.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs


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