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tissue

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as in towel

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Recent Examples of tissue At what point, for instance, does decaying plant tissue break down enough to become nutritious compost? — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2026 In some cases, surgeons might even do surgeries called a segmentectomy, or a wedge resection, which takes less tissue than one of the five lobes of a lung, to preserve more lung function. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026 Advertisement Ask your dentist to examine the tissue beneath the denture, especially if a sore hasn’t healed after two weeks. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 Treatment typically involves surgery to remove the infected tissue, along with multiple antifungal medications. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tissue

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Williams left the court on a stretcher with towels covering his left leg.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Sanitize solution appears to be greasy and the towels are not clean.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

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The first number seems absurdly low as a back-of-the-napkin figure, but the $135 billion valuation loss in less than a week is offset by $20 billion in revenue (the company trades at just under 7x revenue).

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
The tables were draped in salmon-pink tablecloths and ringed with bright red chairs, and each plate had a napkin folded into a swan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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