identical twin

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Recent Examples of identical twin This classic family film features Hayley Mills in dual roles as identical twins separated at birth who meet at summer camp and scheme to reunite their divorced parents. Jené Luciani Sena May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025 Although studies in identical twins have found that genetics can account for as much as 80% of the reason a person has obesity, lifestyle factors still play a huge role, Kim said. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 21 July 2025 Its outwardly identical twin is the 914/6, powered by the 2.0-liter, six-cylinder 911 T engine, slightly detuned and making 110 hp. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 18 July 2025 The four boys and four girls, including a set of identical twins, need to be followed longer to confirm the procedure is safe and effective, the researchers say. Rob Stein, NPR, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for identical twin
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Noun
  • The perfectly still water creates a flawless mirror image of the stalactites above, tricking your eyes into seeing a vast, bottomless lake.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Hands cannot be confused with their mirror image.
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An inning later, the Phillies strung together three consecutive doubles to extend their lead.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack collects another double on the new-look ARIA Charts, while Australian artists John Butler and G Flip are the week’s fastest starters.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Analysts like him would pore over positive duplicates of negatives, examining them under a micro-stereoscope to see sites in three dimensions.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Clean up messy data, remove duplicates and make sure everything follows a consistent format.
    Samuel Darwin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The addictive opioid drug is 50 times more potent than morphine and can trigger a fatal overdose with as little as 2 milligrams, the equivalent of a few grains of salt.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The heft of batteries means EVs are generally a few hundred kilograms heavier than their fossil fuel equivalents.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Picture a world dominated by paper forms—carbon copies smudging under the relentless pressure of scribbled notes—a world where dispatching felt more like a chaotic game of telephone than a streamlined operation.
    Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That’s because the spacecraft that ultimately crashes on earth is a virtual carbon copy of the Nostromo, the ship flown by Ridley (Sigourney Weaver) and her crew in the 1979 film from Ridley Scott.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Union Pacific chief financial officer Jennifer Hamann added that the company has been negotiating with its unions in parallel to the merger.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And the parallels are very, very clear.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025

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