How to Use exogenous in a Sentence
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With exogenous ketones, your body feels more energized and ready to burn fat at high speeds.
— Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2022 -
That change was the exogenous shock of the Younger Dryas, which saw a reversion back to dryer and colder conditions.
— Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2010 -
And also, when thinking about forecasts, right, the policy path is not exogenous to the forecast, right?
— Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2019 -
Keep in mind that humans were much more impacted by exogenous factors in the recent past.
— Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2011 -
Since the shock to trade is exogenous for most countries, predicted trade volume from the shock can be used to identify the effect of trade on income.
— Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 25 Mar. 2021 -
But while the exogenous oil shock was an accelerant, Nixon had already greased the skids for his own purposes.
— Erik Sherman, Forbes, 28 May 2021 -
Too few exogenous ketones won’t work, while too many might cause adverse effects.
— Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2022 -
Whether the source of the shock is endogenous or exogenous is to a certain extent missing the point — a hit that massive would be catastrophic.
— Kevin A. Hassett, National Review, 21 Dec. 2020 -
The problem with that argument is straightforward: The emissions goal is not fixed or exogenous.
— Benjamin Zycher, National Review, 8 July 2019 -
And, actually, regarding the war as a whole, that this is sort of one of these exogenous factors that could have a major impact on the outcome.
— Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2023 -
In part due to exogenous reasons that have to do with communication.
— Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2018 -
However, given how fragile the Chinese economy already is, any negative exogenous shock – even in the form of a tweet or two – can tip the boat over.
— Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019 -
Forget that this is to be expected, since this year’s recession was caused by an exogenous shock but 2008’s by systemic issues.
— Isaac Schorr, National Review, 25 Nov. 2020 -
More broadly, there’s at least one huge exogenous difference between the U.S.’s ability to help Haiti and Pakistan: sovereignty.
— Spencer Ackerman, WIRED, 1 Sep. 2010 -
The pandemic was an exogenous shock that no one in the industry could have anticipated.
— Ben Baldanza, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023 -
During a fasted state your body relies on endogenous sources of energy, such as fat and glycogen, as opposed to exogenous sources derived from food.
— NBC News, 3 Nov. 2017 -
What sets Genius Pre apart from other pre workouts is its use of exogenous ketones, which can help support ketosis and enhance fat burning.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2023 -
In the case of dinosaurs, an exogenous event, such as an asteroid, is widely speculated to have hastened their demise, paving the way for the ascent of mammals and, eventually, humans.
— Adam Eagleston, Forbes, 28 May 2021 -
The thought that years of effort will be in vain absent some exogenous calamity striking at just the right moment would normally be enough to crush the morale of anyone working on any ambitious political project.
— Brian Beutler, New Republic, 16 Sep. 2017 -
Several exogenous factors are also helping to keep the flow of oil in check for now, notes Roy Martin of Wood Mackenzie, an energy consultancy.
— The Economist, 10 May 2018 -
To revert to the gold standard, the paucity of gold is the one true hurdle, there are many other reasons for the impracticality of creating an exogenous standard to which a country is beholden.
— Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021 -
The most likely model for the ethnogenesis of the Finnic peoples in Northeastern Europe seems to involve an exogenous Siberian element.
— Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2012 -
By harnessing the power of exogenous ketones, this drink aims to support and enhance the ketogenic experience.
— Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2023 -
Very similar things were asserted by archaeologists when the first genetic evidence on the exogenous origin of the Etruscans came to light.
— Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 1 July 2010 -
There are two major types of antioxidants: endogenous and exogenous.
— Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 4 July 2023 -
Bad management leading to customer harm is exogenous and forgivable?
— Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2017 -
Photos of Pakistan’s Catastrophic Flooding For countries drowning in extreme weather, exogenous shocks, and high public debt, where will this money come from?
— Time, 15 Aug. 2023 -
But Comen says evidence on breast cancer in trans women is still evolving and recommends any patient taking exogenous estrogen talk with their doctor about their unique concerns.
— Ashley Abramson, Allure, 10 Mar. 2020 -
And a 2012 case report involved a woman who developed a condition called exogenous lipoid pneumonia after vaping for about six months.
— NBC News, 3 Sep. 2019 -
Drummond’s punishment stems from his role as coach of sprinter Tyson Gay, who tested positive for an exogenous androgenic anabolic steroid in and out of competition in 2013.
— The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2014
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