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variant

[vair-ee-uhnt] / ˈvɛər i ənt /




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Further analysis showed that their particular variant did not completely disable the gene.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The current variant, H3N2 subclade K, appears similar to last year’s strain and is included in this year’s vaccine, reducing concern about a major mismatch between the vaccine and the flu strain, Chin-Hong said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

To see how effective the Topolino is as a runabout in lower-speed U.S. cities, I tested a rope-for-doors variant over several days in my hometown of Ann Arbor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"As far as I'm aware this is the first known case of this variant, the T2, ejecting pilots out of it," he said, adding that the safety record for these jets is "obviously very good".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

I witnessed this scene or its variant at least a score of times and I felt no anger or hatred, only disgust and loathing.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Like hands, all amino acids exist as two mirrored variants, but only one of them is found in the proteins in the body's cells.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The Torcal will sit at the more affordable end of Bentley’s product portfolio, similar to the Bentayga, a larger SUV named after another Spanish mountain range that comes in combustion-engine and hybrid variants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers could follow individual variants in remarkable detail because genome sequences were usually linked to precise dates.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The latest Geran “Seeker” variants use object recognition, allowing the drone to recognize targets and lock onto them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Geographic isolation might have solved some of the “grey finch” problem—by restricting interbreeding between particular variants.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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