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variant

[vair-ee-uhnt] / ˈvɛər i ənt /




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Participants carrying the variant had a 60% lower risk of dementia.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

But because Ebola strains like the Zaire variant were so lethal, they quickly ran out of new people to infect before they could move on to another area.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Inside, the school has high ceilings and big windows, a 300-seat auditorium, a gym, a ceramics studio and a court for a soccer variant called futsal.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Each F-35B, the variant of the stealth fighter jet with vertical takeoff and landing capability, costs about $109 million, according to maker Lockheed Martin.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

This is the preferred spelling, though dictionaries now accept sherbert as a variant.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

They used Mendelian randomization, a statistical method that examines naturally occurring genetic variants connected with risk factors and stroke.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

"There are likely gene variants out there that are protective of negative effects of advanced maternal age," Gribble said.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Over the years, it’s become customary for major musicians to release several vinyl variants to help promote their latest album.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Washington’s manic quarantining of cruise-ship passengers, its restricting of foreign entry, probably did next to nothing to slow spread until a vaccine and the less-virulent omicron variants arrived, which took a year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Bach could layer three, four, five or even six simultaneous parts on top of each other, all using variants of the basic theme.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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