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"First, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), a disorder in which the immune system attacks the neuromuscular junctions, causing weakness, which often lessens with use. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"Children who have neuromuscular disorders, including those who have difficulty swallowing or clearing mucus secretions. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Balance refers to the neuromuscular skill of activating the muscles and adjusting your body alignment to keep yourself upright. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 9 Sep. 2013",
"The group includes adults who have aphasia, motor speech disorders or other speech and language problems caused by brain injury or neuromuscular diseases. \u2014 Jeannie Roberts, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
"Thanks to Make-A-Wish Southern Florida, Zakary Knight, an 11-year-old with a neuromuscular disorder, was able to interact with sea lions. \u2014 Natalya Jones, Sun Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
"An Illinois State University study said proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation \u2013 a specific stretching technique \u2013 improved hamstring flexibility whether it was performed assisted or unassisted. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Dekar was first inspired to create Obi during his freshman year in high school after watching his grandfather slowly lose his independence due to a degenerative neuromuscular condition and being forced to rely on his wife to spoon-feed him. \u2014 Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Wong, 47, moves and breathes with the aid of a power wheelchair and a ventilator because of a genetic neuromuscular condition. \u2014 Rachel Scheier, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Feb. 2022"
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"The Humane Society of Utah will spay or neuter dogs for $125 and cats for $90 at its clinics in Murray and St. George. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Without the Congressional Review Act, Democrats have a few options to neuter Trump-era rules. \u2014 Sasha Hupka, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2021",
"His weather segments always ended with a reminder for people watching at home to spay or neuter their pets. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Aug. 2020",
"The legendary weatherman, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 89, spent 55 years at WJW Channel 8, letting viewers know to expect sunshine, rain or snow -- sometimes all three in one day -- and reminding them to spay or neuter their pets. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Aug. 2020",
"Spay/ neuter laws Mandatory spay/neuter laws are aimed to prevent animal overpopulation, and are often enacted at the local level. \u2014 Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com , 27 Oct. 2017",
"The plan to neuter hurricanes involved a series of observations and deductions, with each step built upon the last. \u2014 Sam Kean, The Atlantic , 5 Sep. 2017",
"On Feb. 19, Wheaton, founder of the Alicia Pet Care Center, will hold the fifth annual free spay and neuter day in memory of Ford Petersen, an employee who died Feb. 11, 2013, at age 21, from a congenital heart condition. \u2014 Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register , 14 Feb. 2017",
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"Most importantly, MuttNation is about educating people about shelter pets and spay/ neuter . \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
"The pandemic slowed preventative veterinary services such as spay/ neuter , impacting the nation's overpopulation crisis. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
"Population management programs often utilize trap- neuter -return, or TNR \u2013 a process in which cats are trapped, spayed or neutered and re-released where they were caught. \u2014 Daniel Herrera, The Conversation , 8 Apr. 2022",
"Adoptions include spay/ neuter , vaccines, 2022 dog license, microchip, and a current rabies tag. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"This is much more common with pet owners who do not spay or neuter all of their pets and have accidental litters that can quickly become out of control; a significant reminder of the importance of fixing your pets. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"As of late Tuesday afternoon, the still-arriving donations could have funded 64 pets\u2019 spay and neuter procedures, 259 life-saving essential vaccines, or 649 pets\u2019 worth of food in foster care, according to the organization\u2019s funding structure. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The foundation tweeted Thursday that Pearlman was a volunteer with the organization focused on TNR, or trap- neuter -return. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Various local groups and volunteers help the owners of these animals care for them, with weekly and monthly clinics, mobile spay and neuter vans, handouts of flea meds and food. \u2014 Carol Mithers, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Caving on direct pay, though, could neuter the policy that Democrats are hoping will be their best and biggest offering to midterm voters. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 22 June 2022",
"To ensure the prolonged health of your cats, limit their outdoor time, neuter them at the right age, and have regular check-ups with their veterinarians. \u2014 Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"The move came only after state lawmakers passed laws to neuter the NCAA's power, and with Congress unwilling to provide federal protection, the NCAA has been unable to regulate NIL activity with uniform rules \u2014 leading to fresh criticism. \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Of note, those who were concerned that releasing it in just ten theaters on the first weekend was going to neuter its performance were quite wrong. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The net proceeds of the cost are distributed to the Alabama Veterinary Medical Foundation to be used to help low-income residents of Alabama spay and neuter their dogs and cats. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Many, if not most, dog owners in the United States never confront the question of whether to spay or neuter their pets. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Aug. 2020",
"Despite this, West Virginia senator Joe Manchin forced his colleagues to neuter the climate provisions within the infrastructure package that would have brought American greenhouse gas emissions under control. \u2014 Simran Sethi, Wired , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The Golden Globe winner, 75, sat down for an interview (and some snuggles) with a shelter cat named Patches for PETA's new campaign, urging pet owners to spay and neuter their animals. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 28 Oct. 2021"
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"The timeless neutral was layered with natural materials, like a rattan headboard and a jute living room rug, to enhance the coastal aesthetic. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
"The soft neutral will support any aesthetic, with just enough pigment to hide outdoor dirt and debris. \u2014 Allison Duncan, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
"In fact, many designers make a strong case that blue is the new neutral . \u2014 Cyndy Aldred, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 Dec. 2021",
"The look offers a fresh neutral that\u2019s perfect for summer. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 18 May 2022",
"Although this neutral is more timeless than trendy, designers say white bedrooms are experiencing a resurgence. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The key is to treat pink almost like a neutral that can be paired with anything. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Another key neutral in the block heel boot department is brown, from deep, chocolate tones to tawny and cinnamon shades. \u2014 Laura Lajiness, Vogue , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Instead of a somber neutral , your biker might be lavender or lime, persimmon or pale pink\u2014maybe even striped, or daubed with graffitiing, in an explosion of high-low exuberance. \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 2 Oct. 2021",
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"Laye, who uses gender- neutral pronouns and isn\u2019t old enough to vote, spent the day helping residents learn where Butler stands on a number of issues. \u2014 Zachary Schermele, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
"The overall goal is to put the EU on track to become climate- neutral in 2050 and to prod other major polluters, including the United States and China, to follow suit. \u2014 Samuel Petrequin, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"The teenager, who asked to remain anonymous due to not being completely out, uses the gender- neutral or gender-inclusive pronouns zie/zem/zeir. \u2014 Rachel Fadem, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"From plus-size bikinis and gender- neutral swimwear to fits inspired by your favorite celebrities, this list has it all. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 29 June 2022",
"At the same time, interest in gender- neutral and unisex names is increasing. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
"Whitaker wanted to use the boys\u2019 bathroom, but the school created a gender- neutral bathroom specifically for transgender students, according to court documents. \u2014 Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
"House of B\u014d La Mar Eau de Parfum House of B\u014d may have just launched last year, but its gender- neutral fragrances have already caught the eye (and nose) of Shawn Mendes, thanks to the luxe bottles topped with chic natural stone caps. \u2014 Kristin Corpuz, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"For instance, Jennifer Lopez used gender- neutral pronouns when referring to her child during a recent performance at Dodger Stadium. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022"
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"The country adopted an official policy of neutrality .",
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"Additionally, engage with credit generators and voluntary carbon registries to express your interest and the need for high-quality carbon credits to move your business to carbon neutrality . \u2014 Thomas Spangler, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"Since greenhouse gas emissions peaked in California in 2004, the California Air Resources Board has ambitiously charted a course to carbon neutrality by no later than 2045. \u2014 Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
"Maisa Rojas, his environmental minister, is a top climate scientist and political newcomer who is spearheading a law to commit Chile to carbon neutrality by 2050. \u2014 Genevieve Glatsky, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"But Finland, with its long border with Russia, famously survived the Cold War as an independent and unoccupied democracy by studiously hewing to neutrality , something some have suggested for Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signaled that Ukraine might be willing to forgo NATO membership and commit to neutrality if the West provides Ukraine with solid security guarantees. \u2014 Natasha Bertrand, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Exxon Mobil committed to carbon neutrality in its global operations by 2050, in response to pressure from investors and the public. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Overall, 70 percent of the US public supports taking a pathway to carbon neutrality . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
"The Queen, who is normally bound to neutrality in political matters, postponed a diplomatic event that was scheduled to take place on March 2 in Windsor Castle following the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"The lands between the warring countries were neutralized .",
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"If a pathogen infects people who already have antibodies that can recognize and neutralize it, the pathogen would stop spreading. \u2014 Nileena Velappan, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"While the Twins and the rest of the big leagues discover just what makes the individual members of the youngest team in the big leagues tick, and how to neutralize them, some things have already been revealed. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
"The only way that shooting victims are going to get help is for police to confront the threat and neutralize it. \u2014 Art Acevedo, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"The study assessed children\u2019s ability to neutralize the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron Covid-19 variants. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Your armpits deserve clean ingredients that can neutralize odor and tackle sweat. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"In a subset of the children, the booster sparked a 36-fold increase in antibodies that neutralize omicron, the firms said. \u2014 Laurie Mcginley, Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
"Moderna\u2019s recent studies show that vaccinated children from six months to six years old were able to generate antibodies that could neutralize SARS-CoV-2 at levels similar to those produced in vaccinated adults. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The human immune system, when primed by vaccines or previous infection to be alert for a specific virus, will deploy antibodies that recognize and neutralize it. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022"
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"The study assessed children\u2019s ability to neutralize the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron Covid-19 variants. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Your armpits deserve clean ingredients that can neutralize odor and tackle sweat. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"In a subset of the children, the booster sparked a 36-fold increase in antibodies that neutralize omicron, the firms said. \u2014 Laurie Mcginley, Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
"Moderna\u2019s recent studies show that vaccinated children from six months to six years old were able to generate antibodies that could neutralize SARS-CoV-2 at levels similar to those produced in vaccinated adults. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The human immune system, when primed by vaccines or previous infection to be alert for a specific virus, will deploy antibodies that recognize and neutralize it. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
"The best concealers neutralize hyperpigmentation, conceal blemishes, and brighten the area underneath your eyes. \u2014 Rachel Dube, SELF , 7 Apr. 2022",
"George\u2019s ability to get his hands on the ball helped neutralize Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell in their matchups. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"As for topically, a 2021 study reports that carotenoids, like lutein, can neutralize free radicals on the skin, provide photoprotective benefits, and act as an anti-inflammatory to calm redness. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"Residents were asked to leave the building, with many being taken to a nearby recreation center, as investigators entered the apartment with a neutralization plan, according to Blake. \u2014 Dan Morse, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"None of these controls demonstrated neutralization titers against Covid-19. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Overall neutralization levels against BA.4 and BA.5 were five-fold higher in vaccinated people compared to those who were unvaccinated. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
"Since only the prefusion form contains the most neutralization -sensitive binding sites, the vaccine was not effective. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"The research speculates that neutralization is preserved as the interaction between the antibody and the receptor occurs over so many contacts. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"Prefusion F also has additional neutralization target sites which are not yet named but shown in dark orange in Figure 3. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Several studies have demonstrated that neutralizing antibodies are a strong correlate for protection against symptomatic infection with Covid-19 and its variants, with boosters enhancing neutralization . \u2014 Tasnim Ahmed, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022"
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"In terms of a machine learning challenge, Lavella says that the neuron firing patterns associated with scents are actually far easier for software to pick out than many tasks involving computer vision, such as object recognition. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
"Every analog neuron on the chip mimics a brain cell\u2019s incoming and outgoing currents and voltage changes. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The scientists were able to prove that photosensitive neuron cells in the retina can respond to light up to five hours after death. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 16 May 2022",
"Studying the simulated neural networks inside the CLIP software, the researchers discovered a \u2018\u2018 neuron \u2019\u2019 that was reliably activated by the general concept of spiders, even if the visual cues triggering that reaction were sharply different in form. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Once the voltage passes a threshold value, the neuron fires an electrical signal to other neurons. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Even fruit flies, sporting a single neuron for every million in a human brain. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Probing further, the researchers tried to replicate the performance of humans and baboons with artificial intelligence, using neural-network models that are inspired by basic mathematical ideas of what a neuron does and how neurons are connected. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Digital computing can effectively represent one binary aspect of the brain\u2019s spike signal, an electrical impulse that shoots through a neuron like a lightning bolt. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Feb. 2022"
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"The matter that forms neutron stars starts out as ionized atoms near the core of a massive star. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
"The particular region of space that PSR J0941-4046 was found within is theorized to be filled with neutron stars at the end of the life cycle. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 June 2022",
"First place was awarded to Christine Ye, a senior at Eastlake High School in Sammamish, Washington, for her research on gravitational waves from collisions caused by neutron stars. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
"Or various combinations of white dwarfs and neutron stars can merge, also producing a neutron star. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"Cows may provide a window into that hard-to-observe time frame and sharpen our understanding of how black holes and neutron stars are born within supernovae. \u2014 Briley Lewis, Scientific American , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Black holes and dense neutron stars are often created by the violent event of star death. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"One experiment was to determine how long soldiers could continue to fight after being irradiated by a neutron bomb . \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The pandemic has been a neutron bomb targeted at the prospects of lower-income working people. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 Dec. 2020",
"The pandemic has been a neutron bomb targeted at the prospects of lower-income working people. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 Dec. 2020",
"The pandemic has been a neutron bomb targeted at the prospects of lower-income working people. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 Dec. 2020",
"The pandemic has been a neutron bomb targeted at the prospects of lower-income working people. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 Dec. 2020",
"The pandemic has been a neutron bomb targeted at the prospects of lower-income working people. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 Dec. 2020",
"The pandemic has been a neutron bomb targeted at the prospects of lower-income working people. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 Dec. 2020",
"The pandemic has been a neutron bomb targeted at the prospects of lower-income working people. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 Dec. 2020"
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"If a pathogen infects people who already have antibodies that can recognize and neutralize it, the pathogen would stop spreading. \u2014 Nileena Velappan, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"While the Twins and the rest of the big leagues discover just what makes the individual members of the youngest team in the big leagues tick, and how to neutralize them, some things have already been revealed. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
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"The study assessed children\u2019s ability to neutralize the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron Covid-19 variants. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"Your armpits deserve clean ingredients that can neutralize odor and tackle sweat. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"In a subset of the children, the booster sparked a 36-fold increase in antibodies that neutralize omicron, the firms said. \u2014 Laurie Mcginley, Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
"Moderna\u2019s recent studies show that vaccinated children from six months to six years old were able to generate antibodies that could neutralize SARS-CoV-2 at levels similar to those produced in vaccinated adults. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The human immune system, when primed by vaccines or previous infection to be alert for a specific virus, will deploy antibodies that recognize and neutralize it. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022"
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"Today\u2019s large neural networks produce captivating results that feel close to human speech and creativity because of advancements in architecture, technique, and volume of data. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"Since the active use of neural networks, multiperson pose estimation has also become viable. \u2014 Oleg Lola, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Today\u2019s large neural networks produce captivating results that feel close to human speech and creativity because of advancements in architecture, technique, and volume of data. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
"Today\u2019s large neural networks produce captivating results that feel close to human speech and creativity because of advancements in architecture, technique, and volume of data. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, the likes of voice recognition, neural networks and cognitive systems, all of which have been talked about since the 1980s, now have both the computing power and cost of storage required to unlock their full innovative potential. \u2014 Lisa Caldwell, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"The six-week remote program kicked off with an immersion into deep learning models like computer vision, natural language processing, and neural networks. \u2014 Regan Stephens, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
"Dojo will use this data to train the neural networks that power Autopilot, Tesla's self-driving software. \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 9 May 2022",
"Gordon is a neuroscientist whose own work, focused on neural activity in mice, and his appointment indicates that the federal research enterprise will double down on neuroscience and genetics. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022"
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"One explanation for reduced brain size and other traits associated with domestication syndrome is outlined in the neural crest cell hypothesis, which was published in a 2014 study. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Last year other scientists came up with a testable hypothesis: tame animals may have fewer or defective neural crest cells. \u2014 Virginia Morell, Scientific American , 1 July 2015",
"Studying marmoset neural crest implications, therefore, could shed new light on human development too. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 27 Oct. 2020",
"The secret is in the multipurpose neural crest cells. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 27 Oct. 2020",
"In 2014, Wrangham and collaborators even proposed a possible biological mechanism in neural crest cells, which help shape many of those body parts during embryonic development. \u2014 Popular Science , 10 Feb. 2020",
"The two differed, the authors say, with moderns having a mild disruption of neural crest activity as compared with the full power of its effects, unencumbered by any disruption, in Neandertals and Denisovans. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 4 Dec. 2019",
"In particular, changes to genes involved in bone formation and the development of an embryonic tissue called the neural crest likely helped lead to headgear in the first place. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 20 June 2019",
"While some early scientists couldn\u2019t pin down why these unplanned physical traits appeared, others had an idea: neural crest cells. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 30 Jan. 2018"
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"If a pathogen infects people who already have antibodies that can recognize and neutralize it, the pathogen would stop spreading. \u2014 Nileena Velappan, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"While the Twins and the rest of the big leagues discover just what makes the individual members of the youngest team in the big leagues tick, and how to neutralize them, some things have already been revealed. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
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"Your armpits deserve clean ingredients that can neutralize odor and tackle sweat. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"In a subset of the children, the booster sparked a 36-fold increase in antibodies that neutralize omicron, the firms said. \u2014 Laurie Mcginley, Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
"Moderna\u2019s recent studies show that vaccinated children from six months to six years old were able to generate antibodies that could neutralize SARS-CoV-2 at levels similar to those produced in vaccinated adults. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The human immune system, when primed by vaccines or previous infection to be alert for a specific virus, will deploy antibodies that recognize and neutralize it. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022"
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"The most famously important of these is folic acid, which reduces the risk of neural tube defects (defects of the brain and spinal cord). \u2014 Serena Coady, SELF , 4 Jan. 2022",
"One example would be pregnant women, where the B vitamin folic acid has been shown to reduce a type of birth defect, neural tube abnormalities. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Folate is a B vitamin that helps prevent neural tube defects (brain and spine defects known as spina bifida) in newborns when their mothers consume enough during pregnancy. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 21 Nov. 2021",
"Sophie\u2019s Voice Foundation is leading an international effort to prevent neural tube birth defects worldwide. \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 15 Nov. 2021",
"The scientists demonstrated that the severity of exposure to QACs tracks closely in the lab with neural tube defects in fetal mice and reproductive health issues in adult mice. \u2014 Matthew Phelan, Scientific American , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Folic acid intakes have increased over the past several decades since this initiative began and the number of babies born with neural tube defects has decreased. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 22 July 2021",
"Pregnant women need extra vitamin B12 to prevent birth defects involving the fetus\u2019 brain or nervous system, like a neural tube deficiency. \u2014 Laura Wheatman Hill, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2021",
"The virus can affect fetuses, too, leading to neural tube defects and other adverse outcomes. \u2014 Shefali Luthra, USA TODAY , 8 Oct. 2020"
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"The group of researchers named the neutron star responsible for the pulse PSR J0941-4046. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 June 2022",
"In 2005, another starquaking neutron star 50,000 light years away sent a wash of X-ray energy over Earth. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
"At the lower end of that range, the object could actually be a neutron star , researchers say. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Or various combinations of white dwarfs and neutron stars can merge, also producing a neutron star . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
"This is a type of neutron star scientists have long theorized to exist. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 June 2022",
"This type of star, known as a magnetar, is a neutron star with an exceptionally strong magnetic field, and magnetars often flare spectacularly and without warning. \u2014 Mindy Weisberger, Scientific American , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Chandra launched in 1999 and set its sights on Cassiopeia A immediately, revealing the presence of either a black hole or neutron star at the center of the supernova remnant. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Magnetars are a type of dead star, or neutron star , that has burned up all its fuel and collapsed into a very dense spinning object with a powerful magnetic field. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"Trigeminal neuralgia is a type of nerve pain that affects the trigeminal nerve, which is responsible for facial sensation and movement. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"The risk of complicated shingles continues to increase with older age, meaning that older people are more likely to develop postherpetic neuralgia , which is a terrible and life-altering pain syndrome that may develop after a case of shingles. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Unfortunately, postherpetic neuralgia can last a very long time -- for people over 65 with persistent, active PHN, the average duration of symptoms was about three and a half years. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 Sep. 2021",
"Trigeminal neuralgia is a pain syndrome involving the trigeminal nerve, which provides the sensation to the face in three bands, called divisions of the nerve: the eye and scalp, upper jaw and nose, and lower jaw and ear. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 Aug. 2021",
"This long-lasting pain is called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 15 Dec. 2019",
"Those overhauls still induce fits of neuralgia among SPD leaders who believe the reform costs the party votes and ought to be scrapped. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 25 Oct. 2018",
"On June 5, Gievers lifted the stay, saying Jordan and Diana Dodson, a plaintiff who has neuralgia associated with HIV, would suffer without having access to smokable marijuana. \u2014 Dara Kam, OrlandoSentinel.com , 3 July 2018",
"On June 5, Gievers lifted the stay, saying Jordan and Diana Dodson, a plaintiff who has neuralgia associated with HIV, would suffer without having access to smokable marijuana. \u2014 Dara Kam, Sun-Sentinel.com , 3 July 2018"
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"The drivers, whose quick reactions are what Tesla's neural network relies on, weren't in a position to change direction. \u2014 Brian Platz, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"OpenAI has detailed its efforts to teach a neural network how to play Minecraft. \u2014 Nathaniel Mott, PCMAG , 27 June 2022",
"If the streets are the neural network of the city, then the subway is its blood flow, its motion, keeping New York from becoming paralyzed. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2022",
"OpenAI\u2019s neural network would see the English description next to the computer code and learn to associate the two. \u2014 Clive Thompson, Wired , 15 Mar. 2022",
"With its sea of example molecules and the machine learning expertise of the DeepMind team, the group\u2019s neural network was able to train a flexible fourth-rung functional of just that type. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Renner is going so far as to try designing a neural network that can examine the true nature of the cosmos. \u2014 Robin Blades, Scientific American , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Among smokers who had strokes or other brain injuries, those with damage to a particular neural network experienced immediate relief from their cravings. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"Powered by a kind of software called a transformer neural network , these language systems are getting capable of creating more realistic text, akin to something an actual human might write. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 25 Mar. 2022"
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"As for treatment of avian influenza viruses, the CDC recommends what's known as a neuraminidase inhibitor\u2014like oseltamivir, peramivir, and zanamivir\u2014a type of antiviral drug that can block reproduction of the virus. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 1 June 2021",
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"The great debate Advances in neuroimaging have both helped and hindered the study of aging in the brain. \u2014 Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz , 19 Nov. 2019",
"The team is now working with researchers in China, India, and the United States to share neuroimaging and genetic data of adolescents and young adults. \u2014 Rod Mccullom, Quartz , 7 Oct. 2019",
"To make that assessment, advanced neuroimaging machines were used to examine the brains of the forty victims, including Lee. \u2014 Adam Entous, The New Yorker , 29 July 2019",
"But neuroimaging has shown that, if a chronic-pain sufferer and an unafflicted person are given the same burn or pinprick, their brains manifest activity differently. \u2014 Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker , 9 May 2016",
"She was soon hired to direct the University of Chicago\u2019s electrical neuroimaging laboratory. \u2014 Katie Worth, Scientific American , 14 Feb. 2014",
"Behavioral and preliminary neuroimaging findings suggest autism manifests differently in girls. \u2014 Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2016"
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"This suggests that coronaviruses induce an abnormal immune response that causes hyper inflammation and distorted neutrophil cells. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Alpha defensins are further classified into human neutrophil peptides (HNPs) or human defensins (HDs). \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
"There are four forms of human neutrophil peptides (HNP 1-4) and 2 forms of human defensins (HD 5-6). \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"The innate immune system, composed of white blood cells such as macrophages, natural killer cells and neutrophils , was supposed to have no such memory. \u2014 Jop De Vrieze, Science | AAAS , 23 Mar. 2020",
"The group of immune cells that surge during and after short bouts of exercise, which include neutrophils and natural-killer cells, serve as our frontline defense against invading viruses. \u2014 Katarina Zimmer, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2020"
"Overactive systems of dopamine, a neurotransmitter , were thought to be the culprit in psychosis, and antipsychotics inhibited these systems. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
"Nonstimulant medications used to treat ADHD in adults include atomoxetine, which increases the brain neurotransmitter norepinephrine, and bupropion, an antidepressant drug sometimes used to treat ADHD that increases both dopamine and norepinephrine. \u2014 Laura E. Knouse, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
"Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate your mood. \u2014 Emma Yasinski, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 May 2022",
"There is also a drug with a different mechanism called memantine, which works by regulating glutamate, a neurotransmitter that, in excess, may lead to brain cell death. \u2014 Mariana Lenharo, Health.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"This neurotransmitter is used to promote deep, restful sleep by relaxing brain activity. \u2014 Glamour , 26 May 2022",
"As a cholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil works by inhibiting cholinesterase, an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, aiming to preserve the patient's level of this neurotransmitter . \u2014 Mariana Lenharo, Health.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Dopamine is a neurotransmitter associated with reward. \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 9 Nov. 2010",
"Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in memory and thinking. \u2014 Mariana Lenharo, Health.com , 13 Apr. 2022"
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"In a final set of experiments, as an indirect test that HVC was inhibited while hearing the partner, the birds were anesthetized with a substance that blocks inhibitory neurotransmission in the brain. \u2014 Melissa J. Coleman, Scientific American , 13 July 2021",
"To the discerning pharmacologist, LSD is a diamond without equal \u2014 a notoriously psychoactive drug with muted physiological effects that is capable of potent and prolonged activation of serotonin and dopamine neurotransmission receptors. \u2014 Shlomi Raz, STAT , 7 Jan. 2020",
"Research has shown that your brain undergoes a natural detoxifying process in the wee hours of the night, removing harmful byproducts\u2014like the amyloid plaques that cause Alzheimers\u2014produced during a normal day of neurotransmission . \u2014 Donavyn Coffey, Popular Science , 1 Jan. 2020",
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"Born Bonakdarpour, an associate professor of neurology at the Feinberg School of Medicine told The Daily Beast that the areas that process music in your brain are the last to go when dealing with Alzheimer\u2019s. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 10 June 2022",
"Medical residents are often more excited by a vibrant field like cardiology or neurology , which combines good pay with the excitement of new technologies for surgery and drug treatment. \u2014 Sara Zeff Geber, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Imaging services, including X-rays and CT scans, will be available, along with specialty services such as women\u2019s health, cardiology, neurology and endocrinology. \u2014 Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Newer drugs can have greater effects in delaying relapses but often at the cost of serious side effects, said David Irani, a professor of neurology at the University of Michigan medical school. \u2014 James R. Hagerty And Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
"On March 30, the Food and Drug Administration is bringing together outside experts in neurology to review an experimental drug from Amylyx for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. \u2014 Adam Feuerstein, STAT , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The discovery, the fruit of 40 years of research, won four scientists in Sweden, Denmark and the United States the 2021 Brain Prize, the world\u2019s most prestigious award in neurology . \u2014 Jenifer Frank, courant.com , 24 Feb. 2022"
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": an inflammatory or degenerative lesion of a nerve marked especially by pain, sensory disturbances, and impaired or lost reflexes":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"During the time of the rash, and often for a week or two afterward, the pain is due to inflammation and damage to the nerve, called acute neuritis . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
"By 1927, Radium Sulphur Springs had changed its name to Hollywood Mineral Springs, capitalizing on the local product, and now claiming treatments \u2014 not cures \u2014 for rheumatism, high blood pressure, neuritis and sciatica, and excess weight. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
"One of those patients last month was Sonia Mata, who was worried about going to a hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic to be treated for optic neuritis , a condition triggered by lupus that was damaging her eyesight. \u2014 Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Sep. 2021",
"As the disease inflames the optic nerve, a condition known as optic neuritis , pain and loss of vision in the affected eye can result. \u2014 Jack Guy, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Optic neuritis , the inflammation of the optic nerve, can affect a person\u2019s vision, even if only temporarily. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 11 Apr. 2021",
"She was diagnosed with brachial neuritis and completed eight months of physical therapy. \u2014 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY , 4 Feb. 2021",
"However, he soon was declared medically unfit for service due to optic neuritis , which is an inflammation of the optic nerve, and got an honorable discharge. \u2014 Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal , 12 Sep. 2020",
"The first possibility is an infection of the vestibular nerve, called vestibular neuritis , according to the Mayo Clinic. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 12 Aug. 2020"
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"Greek ne\u00fbron \"sinew, tendon, nerve\" + -itis , probably after French n\u00e9vrite or German Neuritis":""
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a usually electronic device along which a signal propagates with uniform velocity and without attenuation":[]
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"neur on + trans istor ; from its functioning like a neuron and not requiring the use of transistors":""
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"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
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": having an affinity for or localizing selectively in nerve tissue":[
"the neurotropic rabies virus"
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"\u02ccnyu\u0307r-",
"\u02ccn(y)u\u0307r-\u0259-\u02c8tr\u00e4p-ik",
"\u02ccnu\u0307r-\u014d-\u02c8tr\u00e4-pik"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As the pandemic has progressed, evidence has grown to indicate that COVID is neurotropic \u2014 adept at invading nerve cells. \u2014 Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com , 11 Jan. 2021"
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"neuro- + -tropic":""
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a tumor or mass growing from a nerve and usually consisting of nerve fibers":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His wife\u2019s tumor was an acoustic neuroma , or vestibular schwannoma, with an incident rate of approximately 10 in 1,000,000 people. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The pathologist confirmed that the tumor was an acoustic neuroma . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"A few years before this post-season NFL journey, the couple went through a different set of trials and tribulations after Kelly had brain surgery to remove a benign tumor, known as an acoustic neuroma , on her cranial nerves. \u2014 Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"In 2019, Kelly was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma , a slow-growing tumor perched on her nerve from the ear to her brain, after dealing with spells of being lightheaded. \u2014 Glamour , 10 Feb. 2022",
"After being diagnosed with Morton\u2019s neuroma , which causes inflammation and severe pain in his foot, Robles went on disability this fall. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Trout will have surgery to address the Morton\u2019s neuroma in his right foot that hampered him for a month. \u2014 Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times , 19 Sep. 2019",
"In the last week, the team has shut down sluggers Shohei Ohtani (surgery to address bipartite patella in his left knee), Justin Upton (patellar tendinitis in his right knee) and Mike Trout (Morton\u2019s neuroma in his right foot). \u2014 Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times , 17 Sep. 2019",
"Angels: CF Mike Trout expects to participate in his normal offseason routine after undergoing surgery to remove a Morton\u2019s neuroma from his right foot on Friday. \u2014 Dan Greenspan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2019"
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": any of a number of horny shields above the neural plates on the carapace of turtles":[]
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"\u2014 opposed to hemad"
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": antipsychotic":[]
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"\u02ccn(y)u\u0307r-\u0259-\u02c8lep-tik",
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"French neuroleptique , from neur- + -leptique affecting, from Greek l\u0113ptikos seizing, from lambanein to take, seize \u2014 more at latch":""
": the plasma membrane surrounding a Schwann cell of a myelinated nerve fiber and separating layers of myelin":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration (after Greek l\u00e9mma \"peel, rind, husk\" as in sarcolemma and other terms) of New Latin neur\u012bl\u0113ma, from Greek neur- neur- + e\u00edl\u0113ma \"veil, covering, wrapper,\" from eil\u0113-, variant stem of eile\u00een \"to wind, turn round, rollup\" + -ma, resultative noun suffix \u2014 more at welter entry 1":""
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"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
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": the position of the brushes of a dynamoelectric machine for least sparking":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Breaking Vancouver\u2019s neutral zone pressure proved a chore, even thought the Hawks placed an emphasis in practice on their forecheck. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Then Palat, who scored the game-winning goal in Game 3 with less than a minute remaining, swung around in the neutral zone and fired a pass to his linemate, Kucherov, who was waiting alone at the blue line. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
"Then Steve Yzerman wheeled through the neutral zone , got one skate across the blue line and fired, just for the heck of it, from 60 feet. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
"Fox scooped up a Tampa giveaway in the neutral zone and tapped the puck to Mika Zibanejad, who then beat Vasilevskiy over the right shoulder to tie for the team lead with nine playoff goals to make it 3-1. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
"Larionov, double shifting with Sergei Fedorov in the locker room for treatment, stole the puck in the neutral zone and lofted a backhanded pass to Lapointe, who just had jumped off the bench. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
"In the final minute, Maltby intercepted a pass in the neutral zone and scored unassisted. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
"The Penguins responded a little more than two minutes later, when Jake Guentzel notched his third goal in as many games following a Panarin turnover in the neutral zone . \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"Hall also scored after swiping away a puck in the neutral zone , taking a Pastrnak pass, and rifling one from the high slot. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022"
