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Recent Examples of pathogenetic
After all, the French built the BSL-4 laboratory for advanced pathogenetic research on viruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
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David Asher, National Review, 11 June 2021
David Asher, National Review, 11 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathogenetic
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Testing at the California Animal Health & Food Safety lab at UC Davis showed the samples were positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Although tests are still pending, officials say the deaths were likely caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as bird flu, which is a respiratory disease of birds caused by influenza A viruses.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Greenpeace members scaled a chemical plant's smokestack to protest toxic pollution in 1981, and occupied a North Sea oil platform in 1995.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Hypothesizing a possible explanation for the link between higher sugar substitute intake and accelerated cognitive decline, the researchers posited that sugar substitutes might produce toxic metabolites during digestion, which, in turn, have a damaging effect.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
27 Feb. 2026
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What captivated me – beyond Liu’s command of the ice – was her infectious sense of joy.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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The joy of everyone on stage was infectious.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2026
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And in Season 11, before the game even started, castaways hiked 11 miles through the Guatemalan jungle—a 24-hour trek in 100-degree heat that resulted in one collapse, one biceps tear, one vomiting spell, and one puncture wound from a poisonous tree barb.—
Kristen Geil,
Outside,
24 Feb. 2026
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This was always a question of what happens to this friend group when there’s a poisonous dynamic at the center?—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Pathogenetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathogenetic. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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