transfer
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The key to the success of the method -- which the team informally dubbed "helping hands" -- is the transfer of healthy photosynthetic algae, also known as symbionts, from which corals derive their color.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
“And so white…I don’t want to transfer makeup on him!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In their submission to the court, the government said: "Libya was permitted to transfer the defendant to the United States under any method it chose."
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
“Good, that’s no problem—we’ve had a number of homeschoolers transfer in since I joined the school ten years ago, and they tend to be some of our most unique thinkers.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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"What transfers to humans isn't the map, it's the method, and the fact that we now know that a healthy brain has a very organized lipid map at all," says Luca Fusar Bassini.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
There is a five-year federal lookback period for certain Medicaid long-term-care transfers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
In all cases though, the transfers included significant sell-on and buy-back clauses, which is part of a strategy by United to generate more revenue from player sales.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Should a player who transfers and has superior talent immediately get to start over a player who has been in the program for three years busting his butt?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
They had sent her a list of potential transfers.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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Additional quantum mechanics calculations confirmed that this pathway can be especially favorable when hydrogen is transferred to intermediates containing oxygen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Sheriff’s Department typically houses mentally ill prisoners at the Twin Towers, but Magaña’s family claims he was not transferred to a specialized unit within the jail that deals with more challenging cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Belgal’s attorneys said he was transferred to New Jersey after the shooting before being returned to federal detention in Brooklyn.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
During the May hearing, prosecutor Elen Owen said Kershaw had been transferred to work at the branch in June 2020, which had a "high number of vulnerable customers".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Carefully he transferred it from plate to mouth.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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This produced reactive oxygen species capable of transferring oxygen atoms into organic molecules.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
They also want better social and educational programs, as well as a reduction in the inmate population from over 6,500 to 4,000 -- driven by quicker court proceedings and transferring people to other units.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Rinaldi attended junior college before transferring to the University of California, Davis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that prohibits third-party brokers from advertising, selling or transferring tee-time reservations at publicly owned golf courses without the written consent of the course operator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
He thought about transferring to North Texas State, or to Hawaii, but it got complicated and hopeless.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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Physical Science - Energy - Introductory
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