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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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That approach aims to reduce variations that can emerge from manual manufacturing processes.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
OpenAI, Microsoft, Salesforce, Amazon Web Services and other vendors have been developing variations of this model.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Merck and Moderna’s personalized vaccine is designed to target the specific mutations in each patient’s tumor rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
One of the most common mutations changes a single building block in KRAS, converting the normal protein into a form that continuously drives cell division.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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Since mutants are often feared and persecuted, Professor Charles Xavier, one of the most powerful telepaths in the comics canon, opens a School for Gifted Youngsters as a safe haven for young wayward mutants.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026
After the opening mission, Wolverine saves several mutants from Trask’s forces, like Jean Grey, Leech, Callisto, Caliban, Toad and Nature Girl, but not everyone makes it out alive.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

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