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Recent Examples of microenvironment
The shaded recesses are intended to help regulate temperature by providing cooler, more stable microenvironments.
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Sara Pezeshk, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
How Tumors Tamper with T Cell Energy To understand what might be going wrong, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine turned to the tumor microenvironment for clues.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Along with its many tricks to avoid detection, tumors build microenvironments around themselves that are toxic to immune cells, draining them of energy.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2024
Armed with this knowledge, today’s cancer researchers and oncologists are turning their attention toward precision medicine, which involves treatments tailored to an individual’s genetics and lifestyle, as well as the cellular and molecular characteristics of the tumor and its microenvironment.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
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Sara Pezeshk, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
How Tumors Tamper with T Cell Energy To understand what might be going wrong, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine turned to the tumor microenvironment for clues.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Along with its many tricks to avoid detection, tumors build microenvironments around themselves that are toxic to immune cells, draining them of energy.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2024
Armed with this knowledge, today’s cancer researchers and oncologists are turning their attention toward precision medicine, which involves treatments tailored to an individual’s genetics and lifestyle, as well as the cellular and molecular characteristics of the tumor and its microenvironment.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microenvironment
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The team's away record is also impressive, with two wins and one draw, showcasing its ability to perform under pressure in hostile environments.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Overall, aspirin makes the environment more challenging for cancer to get a foothold in, particularly for people with the genetic makeup predisposed to dysregulated cell function, where cancer cell growth and division is more likely.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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Although the relocation of a very Nordic communitarian milieu to a British setting creates its own cultural dissonances, the end result is a nifty ethical puzzle about balancing the needs of individuals versus those of the community.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Moreover, though, the show seems to want to confer a kind of authenticity upon a milieu that many worried would be grotesquely misrepresented by creators who aren’t exactly immersed in local journalism.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fashion and sociology experts say that, when examining the significance of any bold fashion statement such as Robbie's, context plays an important role.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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For context, the nine sacks are the third-highest mark behind divisional foes the Buffalo Bills (14) and New England Patriots (13).—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The protests, called Make Billionaires Pay, have been planned to coincide with world leaders coming to New York for the UN General Assembly and Climate Week and seek to make billionaires pay higher tax, support the climate and protect migrants.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The mountainous Crimea used to be a popular holiday destination in the former USSR, known for its sunny climate and sandy beaches.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The atmosphere was celebratory, with Kirk tossing hats into the crowd before diving into questions.—
Amanda Castro
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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This breathtaking image from James Sinclair gives us a detailed view of a section of the sun's atmosphere known as the chromosphere — a chaotic region where hydrogen and helium plasma is molded and reshaped by our star's ever-shifting magnetic field.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Within days of Cracker Barrel’s decision to ditch Uncle Herschel, the company’s market cap had shed $143 million, 15% of its value, forcing it to reinstate its old branding and pause plans to remodel Cracker Barrel locations.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The three celestial bodies will appear to be within a degree of each other, forming an almost perfect straight-line alignment for some and a tight triangle for others, depending on location.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Although Lane's tropical storm-force wind field did not reach the state, its proximity, combined with high island terrain, caused some locations to receive sustained tropical storm-force winds, the hurricane center said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Part of the Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, the island is defined by its rugged hills, arid terrain and wild, untamed coastline.—
Caitlin Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Paes spoke passionately about the urgent need for resources in the harshly remote settings seen in the film — settings that help to foment these cycles of abuse.—
Stacey Wilson Hunt,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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In a test setting, the fluid enabled a battery pack to be charged from 10% to 80% capacity in under ten minutes.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Microenvironment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microenvironment. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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