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Recent Examples of embryonic
Despite advances in textile recycling technologies in recent years, adoption is still frustratingly embryonic, said the first-of-its-kind study, which was conducted in partnership with the likes of Arc’teryx, Eastman, Interzero, Textile Exchange and Tomra.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 May 2025
This technique lets researchers compare neuronal circuits, as Karten did, not only in adult brains but all the way through embryonic development, following Puelles.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
These refereeing careers are very much in their embryonic stages.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Cooking up a batch of stem cells to treat illness or injury used to involve the ethically hairy practice of harvesting them from embryonic tissue.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 27 May 2025
This technique lets researchers compare neuronal circuits, as Karten did, not only in adult brains but all the way through embryonic development, following Puelles.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Wired News, 11 May 2025
These refereeing careers are very much in their embryonic stages.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Cooking up a batch of stem cells to treat illness or injury used to involve the ethically hairy practice of harvesting them from embryonic tissue.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embryonic
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American pediatricians count the number of ounces of milk and feeds per day, discourage night feedings and push to wean mainly to infant formula by the first birthday, even as the World Health Organization recommends two years or beyond. La Leche League, in contrast, is adamantly pro-breastfeeding.—
Alexandra Bregman,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The company said tap water should also not be used to mix infant formula for children under 6 months, and said bottled water should be used.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
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Profits are emergent effects of invention and creation.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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My work focuses on emergent technologies—AI, semiconductors—with a national security focus, which is what Micron was most interested in, especially with chips that ultimately end up with DoD as the customer.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2025
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Vaccines combining slow release and follicle targeting of antigens increase germinal center B cell diversity and clonal expansion.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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That’s the germinal disc and an indication the egg is fertile.—
Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2025
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The man and his teenage son, who the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office didn’t name, were fishing near the docks behind The Hammocks at Marathon resort in the Middle Keys shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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The team is captained by Portland Thorns forward Deyna Castellanos and features a trio of teenage players debuting with the senior roster after spending time with the under-17s.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Starting off small: Growth from primordial black holes The team behind these observations of QSO1 with the JWST points out that the concept of primordial black holes is one that has grown in favor over the last four decades.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 July 2025
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Colossal scientists will extract primordial germ cells—or cells that develop into egg and sperm—from a tinamou or emu embryo and rewrite their genome to match key features of the moa.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
8 July 2025
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But their professional respect and budding friendship endured.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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After the huge success of North One’s Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story on Disney+, which was hosted by Reeves, budding F1 team Cadillac — who have the world of sport watching after nabbing a coveted 2026 grid spot — wanted to recreate the magic.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2025
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This is especially true for those with heart disease, respiratory illnesses, the very young, and older adults.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Princess Mako, a niece of Japan's Emperor Naruhito (and whose younger brother is the likely next ruler of Japan), married her longtime love, Kei Komuro, in a simple ceremony at a registry office on Oct. 26, 2021.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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As for the chthonic powers who might intrude upon us, the worst must be the Titans, primeval offspring of Gaia and Uranus, Earth and Sky.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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The limp is the primeval sign, in many cultural myth systems, of autochthony: humans born from the earth, parentless.—
Nicholas Dames,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Embryonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embryonic. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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