transferred
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When honeybee queens are exposed to pesticides over time, some of those chemicals can accumulate in their bodies and then be transferred into their eggs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
In mid-July, Jackie was rescued in bad shape on the shore of Big Bear Lake and transferred to the Ojai Raptor Center for treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"After the completion of this entire process, he was transferred back to Adiala Jail."
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
More than 23,000 people have been transferred to third-party countries, many of whom have no legal or personal ties to their new home, the groups said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
This phrase, ‘immutable mobiles’, sums up neatly the epistemological paradox of the fact: facts can be moved around, transferred from one person to another, without being degraded, or so at least the story goes.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
