viral
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It is possible that one day, he said, someone will use a similar approach to make viral proteins or viruses themselves that infect people and evade vaccine protection or natural immune responses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Concern about the glasses has exploded as more videos of interactions with people who don’t know they’re being recorded go viral on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
They said it was no longer a question of "whether generative viral genome design will exist" but whether it can be used without "enabling serious harm".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Social media has democratized food storytelling in remarkable ways, but it has also created an endless stream of restaurant rankings, viral menu hacks and “must-try” lists that reward speed over substance.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
I can’t recall which scythe began that odious campaign to glean only those who were born mortal, but it spread throughout each regional Scythedom, a viral idea in a post-viral time.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing viral
National Nurses Week: Common Medical Terms
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