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Recent Examples of embryonic
Females do similar things chemically but focus on shutting down genes that promote embryonic growth.
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ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
The Justice Department said in a press release that a search of her bags turned up undeclared frog embryos and embryonic samples.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 12 June 2025
This led Liu to wonder if these pliant electronics might keep up with the mutable nature of embryonic brains.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Female cats have two X-chromosomes, one of which is randomly inactivated early in embryonic development on a cell-by-cell basis (figures 1 & 2), giving rise to tortoiseshell or calico fur color patterns.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025
The Justice Department said in a press release that a search of her bags turned up undeclared frog embryos and embryonic samples.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 12 June 2025
This led Liu to wonder if these pliant electronics might keep up with the mutable nature of embryonic brains.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Female cats have two X-chromosomes, one of which is randomly inactivated early in embryonic development on a cell-by-cell basis (figures 1 & 2), giving rise to tortoiseshell or calico fur color patterns.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embryonic
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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the leading cause of infant suffocation during sleeping hours is soft bedding.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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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 result, from seemingly simple inputs of molecules and energy, is emergent, incalculable chaos.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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While Fonseca frames the uprising as a type of emergent phenomenon in his post and a YouTube video, examination of the source code by AI researcher Simon Willison shows that Fonseca specifically instructed the villagers to behave this way and even escalate the unrest over time.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 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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Debbie pioneered the whole idea of a teenage pop girl doing her own songs.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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At first, the teenaged Peter struggled to bond with Masiko’s family.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Stellar mass black holes are considered to be electrically neutral, and until now, primordial black holes were theorized to be the same.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cosmologists now argue the universe’s primordial magnetic fields were astonishingly weak, comparable to the brain’s tiny signals, yet still thread today’s cosmic web.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Part of me hopes to see this continue to inspire generations of budding game art talent, but then the rest of me knows living up to this high water mark is nearly impossible.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Rodgers’ budding connection with Wilson and the second-year receiver’s surging performance over the last couple weeks may diminish the need to add from the outside, to a degree.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Kirks have two young children.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Here’s what each royal inherited from Queen Elizabeth So, the King’s decision to meet with his youngest son doesn’t just put him in direct opposition to Prince William, but also one of his closest advisors.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
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The wilder West, meanwhile, is marked by vast, primeval cliffs that drop into an unforgiving ocean.—
Zoë Dare Hall,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Suddenly, 43 seconds later, the sky cracked open and light came screaming out in a primeval flash of energy.—
David Perlmutt,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Embryonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embryonic. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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