variation
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"Yet very large and highly diverse ecosystems persist in nature. Our findings suggest that variation among mutually beneficial interactions, such as those between pollinators and flowers, could help explain this paradox."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Comparing populations from different regions could reveal additional variation in head shape and help scientists better understand how local populations differ.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Minsal, who led the teams that canvassed three large census tracts with the greatest variation, said he recalls their 2025 count being lower and thinks a digital glitch doubled it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
A variation on the idea of the “Fed put,” the “Bessent put” suggests the U.S. government could step in to try and drive yields lower.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
There was no variation in our meals—no greens, no meat, no fish.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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However, it also noted that periods of heavy rain or drought could indirectly affect fault zones, pointing to a study that suggested that rates of micro-quakes may undergo small variations related to rainfall patterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The satellite record is short, natural variations are large, and these new studies do not overturn previous estimates.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
It's a story that has long featured the New York property tycoon as the hero, with variations on him taking workers down to Ground Zero.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
While completing his graduate work at Caltech, Berne developed a model that uses subtle variations in gravity to estimate the internal structure of a planetary body.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
He then began to show me, from memory, game after game—it seemed like dozens—focusing on the openings that Bronstein had played against Bobby’s favorite variations.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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