identical twin

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Recent Examples of identical twin Only 1% of identical twins are momo twins, and this only happens in 0.1% of all births. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 As identical twin actors, Shawn Ashmore and Aaron Ashmore have covered the gamut of superhero fandom, with one brother joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the other taking the DC route. Grace Gavilanes, People.com, 20 July 2025 And by comparing identical twins (who share all their genes) with fraternal twins (who share roughly half), the researchers could estimate how much of eating behavior and circadian alignment is genetically driven. New Atlas, 13 July 2025 China Walker, one half of the rap duo Cam & China, died on Tuesday, July 1, her identical twin sister, Camara, announced on social media and GoFundMe. Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for identical twin
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Noun
  • The task force is a mirror image of a similar group overseeing the federal preparations for next year’s World Cup in the United States.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The end of that process would be the mirror image of the Big Bang: Galaxies would merge, and the universe would get smaller, hotter and denser, ultimately meeting its end in a new singularity.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • The players, individually ranked no. 14 and No. 16 in the Men’s Doubles standings, have found success hard to come by in gender doubles this year.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Caminero also became the first Ray to post 20 doubles, 30 homers and 75 RBIs through his first 110 games of a season.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But messy or siloed data, like duplicate records, inconsistent formats or unlabeled notes, can compromise performance.
    Albert Lie, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • With her duplicates, Barron turns each Labubu into a unique piece of art, using them as canvases for creative expression.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • Accept that successors shouldn’t necessarily be a carbon copy of the previous leader but have the capacity to evolve the company’s mission.
    Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • The Dutchman operates anywhere across the frontline - a carbon copy of Laurienté - while Ndoye is strictly a wide man.
    David Ferrini, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • How easily could DoD implement this parallel acquisition system?
    Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Jail injuries and deputy misconduct in custody settings have accounted for some of the most explosive scandals involving the sheriff’s office in the past decade, with many of them happening in parallel to the jail litigation that resulted in the consent decrees.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025

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