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variants

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Recent Examples of variants Like most other variants, the symptoms of the Cicada variant are the same as those of other COVID-19 variant infections. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026 New variants include the TMP era variant and STO era variant, as well as a remaster of the TOS era variant. — David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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The modular shaping magnets can be adjusted in strength and replaced individually to account for variations during assembly, as well as wear and tear during operation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
But fear not, the Lucky Bags, which Wood says people continue to want variations of, will not be going anywhere.

— Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

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Shrunken atoms might allow researchers to pick up on wholly new physics, such as deviations from Newtonian gravity or the existence of particles beyond the Standard Model.

— George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
And while there are slight deviations between Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennial shopping habits, Gen Z appears to be changing the game altogether.

— Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of deviations

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Herbert’s group at Monash has been training embryologists on MRT and is preparing to ask the Australian government for permission to begin a clinical trial in women carrying mitochondrial mutations.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
Using pre-implantation genetic testing, doctors can identify mutations and implant only healthy embryos.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of mutations

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Depending on the role, his baritone voice could command a legion of Starfleet officers, superhero mutants or a royal court.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The secondary thread tracks an alternate reality where Team X—mutants recruited by the villainous Nathaniel Essex—clash with Trask’s anti-mutant Reavers and Sentinels.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

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