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able to be distinguished in some way from others of the same kind
variant strains of a disease variant points of view
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Recent Examples of variant
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
The expansive set will also be available in four color variants corresponding to one of the four Hogwarts Houses.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
The Legend Of The Seven Sisters There are variants of the myth that have developed over time.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The possibility of a more contagious variant grows as flu season sets in.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Ever since the variant was announced earlier this summer, Xiaomi has made clear that its super sedan would make a run at the Nürburgring record.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
The expansive set will also be available in four color variants corresponding to one of the four Hogwarts Houses.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
The Legend Of The Seven Sisters There are variants of the myth that have developed over time.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The possibility of a more contagious variant grows as flu season sets in.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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This confirmed that the original milk-raiding birds were passing on their methods to various flocks.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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But the stability, low-profile, and various brightness levels makes the BioLite 425 ideal for night running.Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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The variation is mainly due to the absence of a one-time royalty sale that occurred in 2023.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The study also showed some significant regional variation in coyote populations.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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For one, the boot’s stance angles have been refined over several years to hit that Goldilocks sweet spot: not too flexed, not too upright, and dead-flat edge-to-edge underfoot.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The strike killed several other Hezbollah leaders, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general, and at least 33 civilians.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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There have been many occurrences of breast cancer in my family, and my mother had tested positive for the BRCA mutation.Clea Shearer, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2024
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The virus would also need to accrue certain specific mutations.Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
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Our values and interests are often very different from the modal Black American.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
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Both Plaza and Stella play Elliott at different ages but are able to meet when young Elliott (Stella) is on a shroom trip.Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Transcriptions of episodes of the Outside Podcast are created with a mix of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain some grammatical errors or slight deviations from the audio.Outside Online, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
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Teams were in the field to assess houses and other structures that have been destroyed or damaged.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Officials had not made progress on containing the fire, and there was no official count for the number of homes the Mountain Fire has destroyed in Camarillo Heights and other parts of Ventura County.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Variant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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