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stimulate

[stim-yuh-layt] / ˈstɪm jəˌleɪt /


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This modification was designed to recruit and stimulate nearby immune cells, including T cells, which can help mount a stronger attack against cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

This combination improved the treatment's ability to stimulate a broader antitumor response.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Fertility drugs that are used to stimulate egg production for retrieval and freezing are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Economists are raising estimates for a key indicator known as the neutral rate of interest—an elusive level where borrowing costs neither restrict nor stimulate growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

He used an electric current to stimulate an amphibian’s calf, then employed the galvanometer to measure how long it took the electrical current to run along the sciatic nerve.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

When exercise stimulates PLIN1, it changes and releases ABHD5, which helps initiate fat breakdown.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

In his view, the Fed may be adjusting its policy rate up toward a level that neither stimulates nor restricts economic growth.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

Hydroxyurea, a drug that stimulates production of fetal hemoglobin, has been shown to reduce pain crises and other complications—but it isn’t a cure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

It is used to end pregnancies through 10 weeks gestation in combination with the drug misoprostol, which stimulates contractions and softens the cervix, allowing tissue to expel.

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

When it comes to the lure of technology and the way it stimulates people, there’s one more comparison that researchers widely cite.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Tests in animal models showed that BifidoSumIL-2 preferentially gathered inside tumors, stimulated immune activity, and slowed the growth of pancreatic cancer.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

That willingness resulted in excess demand that ultimately stimulated acute demand-pull inflation—that is, price increases caused by demand outpacing available goods and services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“That’s really what stimulated the conversation of the possibility.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

Five years ago, Rhi had a procedure to put a sacral nerve stimulation system in place - where the nerves controlling the bowel can be stimulated with a device implanted under the skin.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

These tales stimulated my childish imagination, and usually contained some moral lesson.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The researchers found that stimulating the receptor with AP503 increased bone strength not only in healthy mice, but also in mice with osteoporosis-like bone loss.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

Perhaps Jets and Browns fans can join each other in a stimulating traipse down the Appalachian Trail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

"However, the effect occurs later, and the stimulating effect is often absent," the institute advised.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Egg freezing involves stimulating the ovaries with hormone injections before mature eggs are surgically retrieved and preserved for possible future use through in vitro fertilization.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

The sword-play, the swift glance, the stimulating smile.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier


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