homology

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Recent Examples of homology And then another challenge is relatives have shared HLA homology. Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026 Persistent homology accomplishes this by coding each layer of color to a shape. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2026 In 1984, the genome of Shope virus was sequenced, which revealed significant homology with HPV type 1a. Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Which part of the complex manifold’s homology can be obtained by looking at these topological invariants? Quanta Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
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Noun
  • These residential areas that, in the United States, grew significantly after World War II have been heralded as the embodiment of the American Dream as well as criticized as soulless bastions of homogeneity.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 June 2026
  • On that day, however, as the interior’s darkness surrendered to moody atmospheric light, what was showcased had been developed to combat the homogeneity defining much of the current automotive market, while returning the motor car to the status of statement piece.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That’s a false equivalence a lot of the time.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
  • There are journalists curious about making the leap, journalists who already made it and want to evangelize, and journalists who are furious at him for making some kind of equivalence between these jobs and journalism.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Two Ships is thus a narrative for our time, when the aspirational vision of oneness has given way to intractable twoness.
    James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Celebrating our oneness together!
    ‘Pemi Aguda, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026

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“Homology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homology. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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