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Patients who benefited from Bristol-Myers’s drugs had a TMB score of at least 10, meaning that in a sample of 1 million base pairs — the alphabetic building blocks of DNA — at least 10 are mutated. — Damian Garde, STAT, "Merck extends its lead in immuno-oncology with ‘practice-changing’ lung cancer data," 16 Apr. 2018 Alabama - likely bolstered by its first-in-the-country alphabetic spot - was ranked ahead of Arizona, Georgia and Virginia. — Leada Gore, AL.com, "The state people forget when listing all 50 (Good news, Alabama)," 22 Mar. 2018 Whether by virtue of alphabetic order, seniority or a simple twist of fate, Gen. Hays received her rank first, just a few minutes earlier than Hoisington. — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, "Anna Mae Hays, nurse who became U.S. military’s first female general, dies at 97," 8 Jan. 2018 In fact, the order that the countries marched in was alphabetic – but following the Korean alphabet known as Hangeul, as opposed to the English alphabet. — Kate Samuelson, Time, "This Is the Order That Countries Marched in at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony," 11 Feb. 2018 So what if the alphabetic language is incorporating pictorial elements? — Crispin Sartwell, WSJ, "Texting and Twitter Make This a Golden Age for the Written Word," 22 Sep. 2017 The Olmsted Falls resident loves nature and that is clearly shown in his alphabetic books of birds, beasts, botanicals, bugs, butterflies and dog breeds, each in vivid colors. — Mark Holan/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Landscaping equipment stolen from open trailers: Olmsted Township Police Blotter," 16 July 2017 Take, for instance, switching from the alphabetic keyboard to the numeric one. — Christina Bonnington, WIRED, "Type Faster on Your iPhone With This Keyboard Trick," 28 May 2014These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'alphabetic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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