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Recent Examples of embryonic
There are a variety of stem-cell options available such as your own bone marrow, your own fat cells, amniotic stem cells, and embryonic stem cells.
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Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
The vision, however, was as crucial as the sound, and the vision was as yet inchoate, embryonic.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
The new discovery adds to the growing assortment of bioelectrical phenomena that scientists have discovered playing out beyond the nervous system, from bacteria swapping signals within a biofilm to cells following electric fields during embryonic development.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
Unlike conventional organoid methods that rely on induced pluripotent stem cells or embryonic stem cells, the new technique avoids single-cell dissociation entirely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
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Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
The vision, however, was as crucial as the sound, and the vision was as yet inchoate, embryonic.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
The new discovery adds to the growing assortment of bioelectrical phenomena that scientists have discovered playing out beyond the nervous system, from bacteria swapping signals within a biofilm to cells following electric fields during embryonic development.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
Unlike conventional organoid methods that rely on induced pluripotent stem cells or embryonic stem cells, the new technique avoids single-cell dissociation entirely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embryonic
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Negron was for a time married to Julia Negron, the younger Oakley's mother, and helped raise infant Berry Jr.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The recall was issued after the FDA identified 83 cases of infant botulism nationwide, with 13 of those having received ByHeart formula at some point.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Nov. 2025
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Some people like to apply pre-emergent herbicide in spring to deter weeds; this will also deter grass seed germination.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
17 Feb. 2026
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The archivists and librarians of Ḫattuša and Alexandria could find emergent order in their holdings, but those collections paled in comparison to the flood of print.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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President Trump’s germinal proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
25 Nov. 2025
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Vaccines combining slow release and follicle targeting of antigens increase germinal center B cell diversity and clonal expansion.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Detectives also have talked to Melinda's old friends, boyfriends and the teenage boy with whom she was caught.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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In her message, Previn blamed the teenage victim for the scandal.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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The galaxy also appears to have cleared its surrounding region of primordial hydrogen gas — an unexpected finding, the researchers say, given that the early universe was filled with neutral hydrogen.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Land is a primal word, primordial even, like lava.—
Tommy Orange,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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There's no exact cause known for the rise in cancers among young people, according to experts, but researchers are trying to figure it out.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Meta, TikTok and Snap will be rated on their teen safety efforts amid rising concern about whether the world’s largest social media platforms are doing enough to protect the mental health of young people.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tap into another budding trend by stacking on stripes, for even more layered goodness.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
InStyle,
26 Jan. 2026
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The budding hopes of a Super 8 tournament return have been tempered, at least for now.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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This 50-square-mile crescent in the Pacific has the southernmost coral reef in the world and a wealth of wilderness walks that include everything from primeval banyan forests to endangered ground-dwelling birds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Dec. 2025
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California Time slows to a primeval pace in the sequoia groves that make up Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, where arboreal giants have watched the seasons come and go for more than 2,000 years.—
Sarah L. Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Embryonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embryonic. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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