strand
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In 2016, a boy was diagnosed with a strand of plague after handling a marmot in Russia’s Altai region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
One strand was not genuine, according to the ruling: the Fordham Arrangement.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Using those mutations, which are also called neoantigens, the researchers make an mRNA strand that is unique to the patient.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
They also successfully simulated the behavior by treating each textile as a continuous material rather than attempting to model every individual strand of yarn.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
He bowed to Father Cham, who drew a braided strand from his robe and tied it around the young man's wrist.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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