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"\u2014 Stephan Wilkinson"
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"Adverb",
"There's no win-win situation for workers of the world, in the current era at least. American steelworkers here do better, ergo Russian and South Korean steelworkers overseas do worse. \u2014 Alexander Cockburn , Nation , 3 Jan. 2000",
"He that comforts my wife is the cherisher of my flesh and blood; he that cherishes my flesh and blood loves my flesh and blood; he that loves my flesh and blood is my friend; ergo , he that kisses my wife is my friend. \u2014 William Shakespeare , All's Well that Ends Well , 1603",
"The products are poorly constructed; ergo , they break easily.",
"according to that line of reasoning, the eyewitness couldn't identify the aircraft, ergo it must have been from another planet",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Somewhat cuter is the Oxo Good Grips Compost Bin ($20), a squarish plastic affair that bears the company\u2019s ergo -mod aesthetic and is offered in white or black. \u2014 Steven Sclaroff, New York Times , 20 Nov. 2019",
"Longtime Toronto pundit Damien Cox this past week suggested that the remedy might have to be a Marner trade, with the Leafs getting back young, promising ( ergo : cheap) talent in the form of, say, a top-six forward and top-four defenseman. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Sep. 2019",
"Apparently, ergo gets into the food chain other than by mushroom consumption via fungi in the soil. \u2014 Robert Beelman, CNN , 25 Apr. 2018",
"In the hubbub around this controversy, likely many doctors felt too embarrassed to grab the pharma handout\u2014 ergo my reborn popularity. \u2014 Kent Sepkowitz, Slate Magazine , 17 Feb. 2017",
"The global television audience is (at least) sixteen hundred times as big; ergo , the halftime show is more music video than live concert. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 6 Feb. 2017",
"Isaacson helps us right away with The Big One: Jobs might have felt abandoned because he was put up for adoption, ergo , sentenced to a life of searching for approval. \u2014 John C Abell, WIRED , 27 Oct. 2011"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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"French, from ergot":"Combining form",
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"\u02c8er-(\u02cc)g\u014d",
"\u02c8\u0259r-"
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"\u02cc\u0259r-g\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-miks",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Manageably sized for a full-sizer, smart ergonomics and big available touchscreen, unobtrusive 10-speed automatic. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Other percussive devices are used by NFL players, including Hyperice, which Patrick Mahomes invested in and is one of his many endorsements, but Wersland said that Therabody has better ergonomics , frequency, amplitude and torque. \u2014 Jeff Fedotin, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
"In addition, having Touch ID integrated into the Power button will be an interesting test of ergonomics . \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
"In ergonomics , simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, but effectiveness often takes a backseat to aesthetics. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Proper wrist ergonomics is your first line of defense against injury, especially at your keyboard and when lifting or pushing anything, from strollers to groceries. \u2014 Esther Smith, Outside Online , 8 Aug. 2021",
"Up front, comfort is measurably better, even if the ergonomics are hit-and-miss. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Our testers especially liked the Flexzilla's ergonomics , including the large gripping surfaces and the swivel action on the connections that prevent kinking and make the hose easy to maneuver. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In 1990, Republican Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole initiated the process to establish an ergonomics standard. \u2014 Brian Callaci, The New Republic , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And over this same span, elite rowers\u2019 VO2max scores increased by 12 percent and their average power output in a six-minute rowing ergometer test grew by 10 percent. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 6 Jan. 2020",
"Lilly was a walk-on freshman rower with a competitive ergometer score, the calculation on a rowing machine by which rowers are often ranked. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Sep. 2021",
"This year\u2019s championships took place virtually due to COVID-19 precautions with competitors rowing on Concept 2 ergometer machines. \u2014 Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com , 22 June 2021",
"As part of the scheme, the parents sent Singer photos of their daughters on an ergometer , a rowing machine, according to the criminal complaint. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 27 Feb. 2020",
"The parents even sent Singer photos of each daughter on an ergometer , the rowing machine, the complaint says. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 22 Oct. 2019",
"The parents even sent Singer photos of each daughter on an ergometer , the rowing machine, the complaint says. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 22 Oct. 2019",
"The parents even sent Singer photos of each daughter on an ergometer , the rowing machine, the complaint says. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 22 Oct. 2019",
"The parents even sent Singer photos of each daughter on an ergometer , the rowing machine, the complaint says. \u2014 Nicole Chavez, CNN , 22 Oct. 2019"
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": any of such alkaloids used medicinally for their contractile effect on smooth muscle (as of the uterus and or blood vessels)":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jackson sent a prescription for ergot and rye, a potion used at the time to induce miscarriages, to her home in Greencastle, Indiana, about 150 miles northwest of Louisville. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 4 May 2022",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020"
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": a crystalline steroid alcohol C 28 H 44 O that occurs especially in yeast, molds, and ergot and is converted by ultraviolet irradiation ultimately into vitamin D 2":[]
"The first such drugs, called ergotamines , were powerful vasoconstrictors derived from the ergot fungus, which grows on rye and other grains and led to mass poisonings in the Middle Ages. \u2014 Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS , 18 May 2018",
"That idea was reinforced in the late 1930s with the publication of a paper on the use of ergotamine tartrate, an alkaloid that was known to constrict blood vessels. \u2014 David Noonan, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2015",
"Yet even refined, synthetic versions of ergotamine can dangerously narrow blood vessels, so doctors and patients welcomed the triptans, which selectively constrict the blood vessels of the brain. \u2014 Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS , 18 May 2018",
"As treatments, though, ergotamine and serotonin have serious problems. \u2014 R. Allan Purdy, Scientific American , 1 May 2017",
"The result, after a decade of work, was sumatriptan, which, like ergotamine , both eased pain and constricted blood vessels. \u2014 R. Allan Purdy, Scientific American , 1 May 2017",
"While some people are helped by low cost, over-the-counter drugs such as ibuprofen, others need stronger prescription medications, such as sumatriptan and ergotamine , which constrict the blood vessels in the brain and can cause dizziness or nausea. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2018",
"It is normally associated with certain medications, such as ergotamine or triptans, and illicit drugs, such as cocaine and amphetamines -- not peppers. \u2014 Mark Lieber, CNN , 9 Apr. 2018"
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"adjective",
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"\u02c8\u0259r-g\u0259-\u02ccgraf"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-003837"
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"\u02c8\u0259r-g\u0259t-\u02cciz-\u0259m",
"\u02c8\u0259r-g\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Experts now know that those symptoms are common among people with convulsive ergotism , or ergot poisoning, which is caused by a fungus that can grow on wheat, rye, and other similar grains. \u2014 Sarah Klein, Health.com , 2 Oct. 2017"
],
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"borrowed from French ergotisme, from ergot ergot + -isme -ism":""
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"circa 1841, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-055019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Eager to ditch the solitude of using the erg in her host family\u2019s basement, Chase joined teammates including Kara Kohler, Megan Kalmoe and Tracy Eisser for bike rides. \u2014 Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY , 20 July 2021",
"The density of dark energy has been measured to be about 100-millionth of an erg per cubic centimeter. \u2014 Alan Lightman, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2021",
"From December 19-21, Rett had logged 62 consecutive hours of rowing on an indoor erg machine. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 15 Jan. 2020",
"My first step before hitting the water was to learn the movements on an indoor rower called an erg , which is basically a handy machine that conveniently quantifies your lack of skill in numbers on a screen. \u2014 Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal , 11 May 2018",
"ERGs are an important part of Prophet\u2019s overall strategy. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 14 July 2017",
"Thus the total output of the sun in its life will be about 1051 erg . \u2014 Alexis Madrigal, WIRED , 23 Feb. 2010"
],
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"Greek ergon work \u2014 more at work":"Noun",
"Greek, from ergon":"Combining form"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jackson sent a prescription for ergot and rye, a potion used at the time to induce miscarriages, to her home in Greencastle, Indiana, about 150 miles northwest of Louisville. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 4 May 2022",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Further, the author notes a weather period at the time that would have been conducive to the production of a lot of ergot on rye grown in the area\u2019s lowlands. \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Mar. 2020"
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},
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"(\u02cc)\u0259r-\u02c8gas-tik",
"(\u02cc)\u0259r-\u02c8ga-stik"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-171922"
},
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"adjective"
],
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},
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"\u02cc\u0259r-g\u0259-\u02c8je-nik",
"\u02cc\u0259r-g\u0259-\u02c8jen-ik"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For both elite and non-elite runners, pre-race caffeine is a proven ergogenic aid, helping to stave off fatigue, thereby extending endurance, and should be considered as a useful nutritional tool for half-marathon performance. \u2014 Andrew Hamilton, Outside Online , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Products containing these ingredients are sometimes called ergogenic aids, and are often sold in drugstores, organic food stores, and fitness clubs. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Health.com , 25 Jan. 2018"
": a dungeon on a large Roman farm in which slave laborers were confined":[]
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"-st\u0259l-",
"\u02cc\u0259r\u02c8gasch\u0259l\u0259m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020621"
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"noun"
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": of or relating to a process in which every sequence or sizable sample is equally representative of the whole (as in regard to a statistical parameter)":[]
},
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"(\u02cc)\u0259r-\u02c8g\u00e4-dik",
"-\u02c8g\u014d-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But is the link between training load and recovery ergodic ? \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 18 Mar. 2022",
"In technical terms, the difference between the two situations is that the dice data is ergodic , a term coined in the 1870s by the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann, whereas the typing data is nonergodic. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Results like Roth\u2019s theorem and Szemeredi\u2019s theorem establish bounds on the sizes of these sets and their variations, often using advanced mathematics (like ergodic theory and Fourier transforms) and huge numbers. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 May 2020",
"In ergodic theory, mathematicians use observed points and trajectories to form educated hypotheses about what entire systems are doing. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Lead author Omer Tamuz studies both economics and mathematics, using probability theory and ergodic theory as the link\u2014a progressive and blended approach that this year\u2019s Abel Prize-winning mathematicians helped to trailblaze. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 30 Mar. 2020",
"In addition, he was known for work in ergodic theory and for mastering and influencing all aspects of dynamic systems problems and approaches. \u2014 Martin Weil, BostonGlobe.com , 10 May 2018",
"In addition he was known for work in ergodic theory, and for mastering and influencing all aspects of dynamic systems problems and approaches. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 9 May 2018"
