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adjuvant

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Definition of adjuvant

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Recent Examples of adjuvant 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 Thanks to research and testing at Tulane University, a new adjuvant vaccine development could eradicate whooping cough, much like smallpox. — Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for adjuvant

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Cunningham was the assistant general manager in Chicago when the Bears drafted Dexter in the second round in 2023.

— Josh Kendall, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Beyond apprenticeships, the mayor’s childcare office is weighing opportunities for assistant teachers to become lead teachers, and partnerships with CUNY and other higher education institutions on more traditional models.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of assistant

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But the study also found that fewer than half of employees agreed that their organizations encouraged transparent communication or invested in developing fair and supportive managers.

— Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Wireless, supportive, and simple to store, this is the purchase your home’s been missing all along.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of supportive

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Then there are those who come for emotional healing like that of the newer Embracing Change Programme, a programme that blends talking therapy and deep meditation with a life enhancement mentor, with complementary treatments on the side.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Benaroya said Aspen is complementary to the mountain resorts where the brand sells in Europe.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of complementary

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Janelle King, one of four Republicans on the five-member board, said during a meeting Thursday that such a requirement would impose new burdens on county election officials, including possibly having to hire additional poll workers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Production capacity takes focus Meeting that demand will require more than securing additional orders.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 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

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But a clerical establishment that once cultivated the military to buttress its rule may end up being subordinate to it.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026
Bucks encounter rivals, or even subordinate deer, and make scrapes in a sudden display of strength.

— Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

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