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Recent Examples of bovine
The ingredient, which is derived from bovine colostrum and is often referred to as liquid gold, has gained notoriety for its many benefit claims, which have included gut, skin and immune health.
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Emily Burns, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The first step to doing that, says Cornell associate professor Joseph McFadden, is to get good measurements of bovine methane in the first place.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2024
Our gentle, bovine Brian tears up and walks away from the table, followed by our patriot, Jake.
—Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2024
That common theme is one of the biggest problems with bovine colostrum research: Overall, the studies tend to be…not great.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 11 Apr. 2024
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Emily Burns, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The first step to doing that, says Cornell associate professor Joseph McFadden, is to get good measurements of bovine methane in the first place.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2024
Our gentle, bovine Brian tears up and walks away from the table, followed by our patriot, Jake.
—Lisa Kwon, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2024
That common theme is one of the biggest problems with bovine colostrum research: Overall, the studies tend to be…not great.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 11 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bovine
Adjective
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Sante is phlegmatic when asked if Substack is doing anything strictly new.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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The idea of a chic, dynamic pop culture was twinned with the self-image of phlegmatic Brits.—
Fintan O’Toole,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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But the drama can be very stolid, borderline dull at times.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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Michelle DeYoung was a somewhat stolid Herodias, Piotr Buszewski a fiercely ardent Narraboth.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The impassive march of content and the shuffling tread of death.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
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The production of concrete consumes enormous resources to create structures that will never last as long as the ancient ones the film contrasts them with, but that’s not a context the impassive footage conveys.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For a whirlwind romance, Too Much feels awfully dispassionate.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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This crisis needs a dispassionate, neutral referee.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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After nearly two decades of indifferent pursuit of the project, the state’s leaders are rallying behind it.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
2 Aug. 2025
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The administration’s storyline has repeatedly set up a binary between climate action and economic prosperity, painting advocates of the former as indifferent to the latter.—
Henna Hundal,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Someone Almost Killed Thing Before the identities of the Hyde and its master were revealed, someone stabbed Thing, the detached hand that is the Addams family’s companion, in the back and left him hanging in Wednesday’s room.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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And, true to Hidden Hills’ equestrian roots, a detached horse stable stands ready to support an active lifestyle.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Matera, in southern Italy, almost didn’t make the cut because its cats were skittish and aloof.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Dream’s imperious and aloof parents, Time (Rufus Sewell) and Night (Tanya Moodie), are disinterested in Dream’s desire to help Orpheus, devoted to their own singular missions, and responsible for some of the second season’s most stunning imagery through their inky-dark and jungle-green realms.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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“Bovine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bovine. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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