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adjuvant

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Definition of adjuvant

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Recent Examples of adjuvant The dual-adjuvant nanoparticles produced an enhanced, effective immune response in the mice. — New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2025 Because the study was observational — meaning there was no control group or intervention — the findings don’t prove that any of the adjuvant therapies caused secondary cancers, only that there is a link. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Kennedy has long falsely asserted that vaccines containing aluminum salts as an adjuvant cause health problems. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 For several months post-surgery, Larry weighed the pros and cons of adjuvant chemotherapy with fluoropyrimidines. — Kerin Milesky, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for adjuvant

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Nakase also has some NBA experience, becoming an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers’ G League affiliate, the Agua Caliente Clippers in 2017.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Kristen Dessler, assistant director of the Batavia MainStreet group which sponsors the market, said this is the second year the indoor market is being held at the brewery.

— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of assistant

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For his Republican opponent, 62% said Rogers is too supportive of the president.

— Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Of all Simpson’s children, Arnelle has been the most vocally supportive of her father.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of supportive

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That might mean developing complementary devices, encouraging upgrades, or introducing subscription services that generate revenue beyond the initial hardware sale.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Last week The Lede Company, acquired Aisle 8 as part of a wider trend of communications and events agencies clubbing together to offer a variety of services across continents, or buying complementary businesses in order to broaden their reach.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of complementary

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The governor and secretary of state’s offices did not provide any additional information about whether election officials elsewhere in California had been subpoenaed.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Investments include additive manufacturing equipment, precision machining capabilities, and additional production facilities.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of additional

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Fitness videos join podcasts and audiobooks as yet another tributary content stream to fend off competition and subscriber attrition.

— Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The Rocky Mountain states have said their users already suffer the effects of climate change when snowpack doesn't support sufficient tributary stream flows for farmers and ranchers, some of whom are curtailed every year.

— Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of tributary

Adjective

Auburn’s Board actions should serve as an early warning about what happens when expertise becomes subordinate to power.

— Beth Davis Sramek, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Like the East India Companies and the Rothschild banks, which were ultimately subordinate to the governments of the metropole, frontier labs have been granted extraordinary latitude in exchange for advancing the metropole’s position.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

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