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Recent Examples of microenvironment
Along with its many tricks to avoid detection, tumors build microenvironments around themselves that are toxic to immune cells, draining them of energy.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2024
Studying the microenvironment – the local conditions surrounding the body, including temperature, humidity and microbial activity – can reveal crucial information about the decomposition process.
—Discover Magazine, 12 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
The cells either sequester or export nitric oxide, depending on oxygen traffic between them and tissue in the microenvironment.
—Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2024
Studying the microenvironment – the local conditions surrounding the body, including temperature, humidity and microbial activity – can reveal crucial information about the decomposition process.
—Discover Magazine, 12 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
The cells either sequester or export nitric oxide, depending on oxygen traffic between them and tissue in the microenvironment.
—Byandrew Zaleski, science.org, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microenvironment
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That is bad for the city’s budget and bad for the environment.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
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And that’s the milieu that this character is growing up through.—
Fiction Non Fiction
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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But the Parisian art scene remained a heavily male milieu in which Lijn, as a young woman, often felt dismissed.—
Marina Isgro,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Perhaps that’s possible in a European Film funding context, but not in the U.S..—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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As these challenges make their impact felt, businesses need to be able to nimbly update their product formulation and examine their offerings within the context of a broader portfolio.—
Stephen DeAngelis,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The most frequently cited reasons for wanting to move were concerns about LGBTQ+ rights – 76% – the sociopolitical climate – 71% – anti-trans rhetoric and climate – 60% – and anti-trans laws and policies – 47%.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Under the Biden administration, NEPA had seen a modest revival, with rules emphasizing the importance of considering cumulative climate impacts and community voices in decision-making.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Game 3 is back in Sunrise Monday, and if Game 2’s Panthers watch party was any preview, expect a wild atmosphere.—
Adam Beasley,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Ultimately, professor Bayram says, the Gaziantep baklava known today was shaped by the local ingredients, the atmosphere and climate of the city — and by local chefs who were consumed with perfecting the recipe and passed that obsession along to their apprentices.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Outside, his daughter, 18-year-old Katia Garcia, peered into the store as federal agents swept through the location.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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In June 2023, a surreal glowing orange haze descended on New York City and across other East Coast locations as winds concentrated and redirected smoke from Canada wildfires.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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As hybrid work becomes standard terrain rather than a trend, entrepreneurs equipped with secure, cross-platform tools are better positioned to minimize friction, safeguard operations, and unlock time and resources for strategic growth and innovation.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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The Italian Ferretti Group was the setting for a spy-vs-spy scenario that reportedly included private detectives shadowing an executive of the Italian builder’s primary Chinese investor and recording devices hidden in several offices, according to Bloomberg.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
9 June 2025
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Camping in an open setting during a thunderstorm is strongly discouraged.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
7 June 2025
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“Microenvironment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microenvironment. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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