strands
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One example is a DNA double-strand break, which occurs when both strands of the DNA molecule are severed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Several pieces—“Then When,” “Glass Labyrinth,” “Intonal” and parts of “Door 13 / Pink Athens,” most notably—use repeating ostinatos, with other strands woven around them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Villarreal picked him up, and there the two strands of his life - football and study - ran in parallel.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
As Béatrice’s amateur detective work pulls her in deeper, the strands begin to suggest a conspiracy, one marked by mysterious disappearances and the clandestine sway of the Vatican.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
And Hazel saw herself in a vast cavern filled with strands of light like a luminous web.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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