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as in books
a publication that appears at regular intervals
that newspaper is intended as an organ for the whole university community
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as in instruments
something used to achieve an end
uses the business as an organ to fund a variety of political and social causes
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Recent Examples of organs
Passed in 2013 under then president Barack Obama, the law allows people with HIV to donate organs to others with the infection.
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Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Tiny bulging eyes form long before the animal resembles a shark at all and its future face exists only as clusters of migrating cells, slowly organizing themselves into the structures that will eventually become jaws, cartilage and sensory organs.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The test measures body composition, including muscle mass and visceral fat, which is stored around internal organs.
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Derek James,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Later this year, the HCA expects to deliver a first draft — the completion of single-cell atlases across all of the major organs and tissues — that promise to boost researchers’ understanding of how the body works.
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Megan Molteni,
STAT,
16 June 2026
These signs usually do not appear until the cysts grow large enough to press on healthy organs and tissues, according to the CDC.
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Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Deactivating the alpha-gal gene was a critical first step to make sure the human immune system wouldn’t immediately reject the foreign organs.
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Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
This rare condition, which mostly impacts children, occurs when bacterial toxins spread throughout the body and damage red blood cells, causing clots in the organs, primarily the kidneys.
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CNN Money,
14 June 2026
The rostrum is covered in what is called Ampullae of Lorenzini, which are specialized sensory organs filled with gel that conduct electricity and allow the goblin sharks to search for squid, fish and crustaceans in the dark.
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Tiny bulging eyes form long before the animal resembles a shark at all and its future face exists only as clusters of migrating cells, slowly organizing themselves into the structures that will eventually become jaws, cartilage and sensory organs.
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The test measures body composition, including muscle mass and visceral fat, which is stored around internal organs.
—
Derek James,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Later this year, the HCA expects to deliver a first draft — the completion of single-cell atlases across all of the major organs and tissues — that promise to boost researchers’ understanding of how the body works.
—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
16 June 2026
These signs usually do not appear until the cysts grow large enough to press on healthy organs and tissues, according to the CDC.
—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Deactivating the alpha-gal gene was a critical first step to make sure the human immune system wouldn’t immediately reject the foreign organs.
—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
This rare condition, which mostly impacts children, occurs when bacterial toxins spread throughout the body and damage red blood cells, causing clots in the organs, primarily the kidneys.
—
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
The rostrum is covered in what is called Ampullae of Lorenzini, which are specialized sensory organs filled with gel that conduct electricity and allow the goblin sharks to search for squid, fish and crustaceans in the dark.
—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for organs
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Editors These workers prepare articles and books for publication, helping writers shape and structure their work and checking for accuracy and clarity.
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Zevin’s novel has been named one of the 100 best books of the 21st century by the New York Times and one of the best fiction books of the last 30 years by the Los Angeles Times.
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By measuring how these atomic properties shift in response to extremely subtle changes in gravity, motion or magnetic fields, the sensors can detect flaws that traditional instruments miss.
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Schmidt last year became the CEO of the rocket company Relativity Space, which won a major NASA contract this week to deliver a set of the agency’s science instruments to Mars in 2028.
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The center’s resources—all free—include more than a million books and periodicals, with 400 terminals and 75 staff members available to help dig through them.
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Galaxy, Analog, and Amazing Stories, those three periodicals – and our bathroom was piled high.
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But that may also make Iranian oil less attractive to China, which has been buying it at a discount because Iran under sanctions has few other means to sell.
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None of these senior members of this genocidal regime are good guys, by any means.
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Growing up in Miami, he was surrounded by newspapers and television news.
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In letters published in the Nottingham newspapers, workers appealed to trade masters to stop their labor practices.
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
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That attempt successfully nullified a rule that would have required all vehicles sold in California to be zero-emission by 2035.
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Prosecutors, meanwhile, have alleged that Mangione meticulously planned the killing for months, documenting his thoughts in journals and traveling across the country before shooting Thompson in the back outside a business event in New York City, where neither of them lived.
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Under a subscription model, institutions and libraries that subscribe to journals cover the cost.
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Federal drug agents are trying to stop the FIFA World Cup from becoming a cash cow for drug dealers who hope to profit from the millions of domestic and international visitors headed to North Texas.
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Last year, amid a federal deportation surge, ICE agents there tackled protesters and made numerous arrests.
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“Organs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organs. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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