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Noun
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Trinidad and Tobago disputes the spill’s size and severity, saying only 10 barrels spilled on May 1 and were quickly contained.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026 -
Research shows a strong link between HS severity and metabolic factors like obesity and insulin resistance, which contribute to a chronic pro-inflammatory state.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
11 May 2026
Noun
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To predict how an outbreak will progress, epidemiologists often use stock-and-flow diagrams: illustrations featuring stocks of people (susceptible, infected, recovered, dead) and arrows showing flows between them based on factors such as exposure or virulence.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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Genes involved in adaptation, such as those linked to virulence, metabolism or host interaction, also move with them.—
Lily Peck,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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It was filled with snark, disgust, vitriol and probably some truth.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Maybe the biggest recipient of vitriol is an 18-year-old named Slayr, whose real last name, thanks to cosmic fate, is McDonald.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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“Shrillness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrillness. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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