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{
"Mickey Mouse":{
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"big",
"consequential",
"eventful",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"significant",
"substantial",
"unfrivolous",
"weighty"
],
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"Mickey Mouse regulations"
],
": being or performing insipid or corny popular music":[],
": too easy, small, ineffective, or unimportant to be taken seriously":[
"Mickey Mouse courses",
"a Mickey Mouse operation"
]
},
"examples":[
"The company is just a Mickey Mouse operation.",
"a woman who at town meetings insists on airing every little Mickey Mouse concern she has"
],
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"1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"Mickey Mouse , cartoon character created by Walt Disney":""
},
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"\u02c8mi-k\u0113-\u02c8mau\u0307s"
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"fiddling",
"foolish",
"frivolous",
"incidental",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"little",
"minor",
"minute",
"negligible",
"nugatory",
"slight",
"small",
"small-fry",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
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"adjective"
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": involving minute quantities or variations":[],
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": microprocessor":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Rock Boat also gave them a chance to meet Bowling for Soup and pump them for priceless info about how to tour across America on a micro -budget. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 30 June 2022",
"The plush micro -suede cover provides the perfect surface to rest your face and is machine-washable to boot. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 27 June 2022",
"The idea is to create a living space where residents participate in a sort of Utopian micro -society, leading yoga classes, cooking meals together, and hosting lectures and social gatherings. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 27 June 2022",
"Nights were spent at a small table in the boat\u2019s belly, cushioned by a micro -suede banquette, eating Mopsy\u2019s famous spaghetti Bolognese and playing hearts. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"The same label that debuted the micro -mini skirt of the season is also home to the best Mary Jane ballet flats. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
"Blumhouse is a prolific production company that pioneered a new model of studio-caliber filmmaking through micro -budget films. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 21 June 2022",
"Brands can work with a micro -influencer (with a following of 5,000-50,000 users) at a relatively low cost or even have the option to work with multiple influencers, still with little financial investment. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"That is until a poor decision was made by a former publisher to close the weekly newspaper, which had a long history of serving its readers with micro -local news of the tri-towns. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Twelve will be available for retailers; four each for micro -cultivators and hybrid (adult and medical use) retailers, 10 each for delivery service and food and beverage businesses, six each for packagers and manufacturers and four for transporters. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 26 June 2022",
"Only around half of employees and two-thirds of the C-suite reported using all of their vacation time, take micro -breaks during the day, get enough sleep, and have enough time for friends and family. \u2014 Caroline Ceniza-levine, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Founded in 1917 as The Timken Roller Bearing Company, TimkenSteel is a leading producer of carbon steel, alloy and micro -alloy steel in specialty bars, mechanical tubing and other products used in the automotive, industrial and energy markets. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"Then there are tardigrades, microscopic, eight-limbed micro -animals that also don\u2019t seem to care much about environmental conditions on Earth. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
"Small and micro -businesses with less than 10 employees are seen as key change-makers for the industry, due to their agility and overall control over their operations. \u2014 Brooke Roberts-islam, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"Stars such as Lady Gaga and Beyonc\u00e9 threw back to the ambition of \u201980s MTV while adding details and micro -moments designed for endless pause-and-replay analysis. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
"The result was discoloration and color changes that can affect the paint's structural integrity, causing such defects as loss of transparency, brittleness, or micro -cracks. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
"Use your face scrub two to three times per week (avoiding the eye area), sweeping it onto damp skin in circular motions with very light pressure to prevent irritation and micro -tears, the Beauty Lab recommends. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022"
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"1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1971, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"\u02c8m\u012b-(\u02cc)kr\u014d"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In another workshop, Warrell\u2019s classmates insisted on interpreting one of her stories as a gloss on race in America because 63 of the story\u2019s 9,075 words described a microaggression against a Black character. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
"To combat this trend, the County Council must be vigilant in progressively addressing DEI issues (e.g., unconscious bias, microaggression , and allyship) which impact the Board of Education and HCPSS. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"And many times, that impact can even feel like a microaggression . \u2014 Teresa Hopke, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Also, established leaders our science and engineering communities should tackle issues of bias or instances of microaggression head-on, rather than staying silent. \u2014 Chandralekha Singh, Scientific American , 13 Jan. 2021",
"But to Dinh, the use of the term felt like a microaggression . \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Aug. 2021",
"The microaggression veiled as an innocent question about a group whose name is an acronym for Niggaz Wit\u2019 Attitude was asked a third time, this time by the mother who had abruptly ended her short conversation with me to wonder about her cat. \u2014 Bernice L. Mcfadden, Longreads , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Retail politics can quickly become a master class in microaggression management, my colleague Jonathan Vanian finds. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 8 June 2021",
"The microaggression meditation invites us to pause and feel the impact of those incidents, easing the stress that can result from harboring emotional pain. \u2014 Devyn Beswick, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 June 2021"
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"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
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"mountainous",
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"a microminiature model of the city to be used for the movie's special effects"
],
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"1958, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"-\u02c8mi-ni-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
"-\u02cctu\u0307r",
"-ch\u0259r",
"-\u02cctyu\u0307r",
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"-\u02c8min-y\u0259-"
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"minuscule",
"minute",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
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"At this point, the embryo is a microscopic clump of only 100 cells.",
"There is a microscopic crack in the diamond.",
"He has a microscopic attention span.",
"He recorded every aspect of his trip in microscopic detail.",
"a microscopic study of plant tissues",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The powerful motor provides impressive suction power, easily picking up hair, debris, and microscopic dust. \u2014 Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"Selected as one of the best stick vacuums, the V15 conquered dirt and microscopic dust. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"However, Davis said there is no test or microscopic examination that can determine with scientific certainty that a baby was born alive. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"But in that case, using microscopic images should suffice. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 24 May 2022",
"The necropsy included gross examination of the body and internal organs, and specimen collection for microscopic examination, toxicology, drug testing, and genetic testing, with specimens also stored for possible future testing. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the United plane's engine failure but has said that microscopic examination supports early suspicions that wear and tear caused a fan blade to snap inside the engine. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2021",
"Nereid is a device that takes microscopic images of water to detect contamination, Laalitya says. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 17 Mar. 2021",
"The microscopic examination also revealed that the ends of the bundles had been crushed and matted together, and some even had tooth marks still pressed into them. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 24 Nov. 2020"
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"\u02ccm\u012b-kr\u0259-\u02c8sk\u00e4-pik",
"\u02ccm\u012b-kr\u0259-\u02c8sk\u00e4p-ik"
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"At this point, the embryo is a microscopic clump of only 100 cells.",
"There is a microscopic crack in the diamond.",
"He has a microscopic attention span.",
"He recorded every aspect of his trip in microscopic detail.",
"a microscopic study of plant tissues",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The powerful motor provides impressive suction power, easily picking up hair, debris, and microscopic dust. \u2014 Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
"Selected as one of the best stick vacuums, the V15 conquered dirt and microscopic dust. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"However, Davis said there is no test or microscopic examination that can determine with scientific certainty that a baby was born alive. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
"But in that case, using microscopic images should suffice. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 24 May 2022",
"The necropsy included gross examination of the body and internal organs, and specimen collection for microscopic examination, toxicology, drug testing, and genetic testing, with specimens also stored for possible future testing. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the United plane's engine failure but has said that microscopic examination supports early suspicions that wear and tear caused a fan blade to snap inside the engine. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2021",
"Nereid is a device that takes microscopic images of water to detect contamination, Laalitya says. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 17 Mar. 2021",
"The microscopic examination also revealed that the ends of the bundles had been crushed and matted together, and some even had tooth marks still pressed into them. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 24 Nov. 2020"
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"circa 1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02ccm\u012b-kr\u0259-\u02c8sk\u00e4-pik",
"\u02ccm\u012b-kr\u0259-\u02c8sk\u00e4p-ik"
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": a non-optical instrument (such as one using radiations other than light or using vibrations) for making enlarged images of minute objects":[
"an acoustic microscope"
]
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"\u02c8m\u012b-kr\u0259-\u02ccsk\u014dp"
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"Students viewed the crystals through a microscope .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Under a microscope , it can be seen in telltale brown spots. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
"The examiner wanted to study the lungs and neck under a microscope , but a superior said the instruments weren\u2019t available and denied the request. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"During a skin biopsy, your doctor will numb your skin and use a small tool to take a sample of your skin cells, which can then be looked at under a microscope . \u2014 Eleesha Lockett, SELF , 17 June 2022",
"Under a microscope , scientists could see the lead-laden particles flecking the blades of grass, pine needles, and even animals\u2019 fur. \u2014 Michael J. Coren, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
"The team said the next step will be to examine thin sections of the dinosaur\u2019s bone under a microscope to get a better sense of its growth rate and its age. \u2014 Leila Sackur, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"When put under a microscope , statistics tell a much different story. \u2014 Lance Tyson, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"Your most important partnerships are being placed under a microscope today. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"And yet when the urine was examined under a microscope , no blood was seen. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022"
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"New Latin microscopium , from micr- + -scopium -scope":""
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": chemical analysis on a small or minute scale that usually requires special, very sensitive, or small-scale apparatus":[]
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"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-\u0259-\u02c8nat-\u0259-m\u0113",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With luck, analysing the genetic patterns exposed by studies such as this will eventually point out where to look in the brain\u2019s microanatomy to find whatever miswiring is causing psychiatric disease. \u2014 The Economist , 28 June 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Within these boundaries, the microtubules organized themselves, ultimately producing compartments that closely resembled those formed under the guidance of sperm centrosomes. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 Jan. 2020",
"Specifically, adding a GTP (guanosine triphosphate) monomer to a microtubule corresponds to a car parking after the right-most car in the idealized lot. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Wired , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Specifically, adding a GTP (guanosine triphosphate) monomer to a microtubule corresponds to a car parking after the rightmost car in the idealized lot. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 26 Sep. 2019",
"Fisher\u2019s hypothesis faces the same daunting obstacle that has plagued microtubules : a phenomenon called quantum decoherence. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine , 2 Nov. 2016",
"The researchers also developed an imaging technique to isolate\u2014and actually see\u2014a thin slice of microtubule growth amid the visual clutter of background molecules. \u2014 Scientific American , 9 Aug. 2019",
"In a paper published in May, the scientists show how different proteins coordinate in a cell to seed the growth of each microtubule . \u2014 Scientific American , 9 Aug. 2019",
"Typically, a cell is genetically modified to produce a fluorescent protein that attaches itself to specific subcellular structures, like mitochondria or microtubules . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 July 2019",
"Theorists, including Ramaswamy, had predicted that such alignment and defects would emerge in active-matter systems under certain conditions, and they had been seen in crystals made from rod-shaped cellular components called microtubules . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 June 2019"
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": a genus of earthworms containing a species ( M. phosphoreus ) native to South America but now widely distributed that is sometimes highly luminescent and gives a greenish yellow light resembling that of a glowworm":[]
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": a small blastomere \u2014 see blastula illustration":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The reverse osmosis filter removes impurities down to 1/10,000 of a micron , reducing arsenic, lead, parasitic cysts, copper and more. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 3 May 2022",
"That number corresponds to a filter that can remove about 90 percent of particles that are one micron in size. \u2014 Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American , 14 July 2021",
"The layers may be as thin as 1 micron (1/1,000th of a millimeter) thick. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Manufacturers of microchips, and other small but essential electronic components, need to be able to control the physical and chemical properties of the material at a tiny scale, less than a micron . \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2022",
"For the sake of the research papers, the team created microplastic particles between 1 and 20 microns in size and nanoparticles less than 1 micron . \u2014 Doug Johnson, Ars Technica , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The technology captures data smaller than a micron , Bolman said. \u2014 cleveland , 20 Dec. 2021",
"For the new Datejust, these pulses were directed at the brass dial, creating an intricate design that\u2019s just a few tenths of a micron deep. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Then tiny actuators will push or pull each of the mirror segments into a micron -precise alignment, producing the primary mirror\u2019s singular focus. \u2014 Nikk Ogasa, Scientific American , 22 Sep. 2021"
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"The next video exhibits the technology's further potential for use in future microscale factories: The magnetic mechanisms are shown scooping up objects onto mini forklifts, actuating syringes and executing rudimentary electric arc\u2013cutting tasks. \u2014 Steven Ashley, Scientific American , 21 Oct. 2011",
"Stalactites and stalagmites are examples of speleothems, but microscale deposits can also build up on cave walls, including sections that contain artwork. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 14 Jan. 2021",
"The technique is commonly used by scientists for imaging the internal structure of materials at the microscale . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 21 Aug. 2020",
"The chemical baths create thick coatings that can\u2019t penetrate the fibers\u2019 microscale nooks and crannies. \u2014 Wired , 30 Nov. 2019",
"At the microscale , the level at which most teeth are structured, light can interact and bounce off molecules leading to a nice bright white smile, Meyers tells Gizmodo\u2019s Ed Cara. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 6 June 2019",
"Focusing on the biophysical rules that control these bacterial cities at the microscale might just give scientists a way to halt the urban sprawl and give more humans a fighting chance. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine , 25 July 2017",
"At the microscale , the level at which most teeth are structured, light can interact and bounce off molecules leading to a nice bright white smile, Meyers tells Gizmodo\u2019s Ed Cara. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 6 June 2019",
"Focusing on the biophysical rules that control these bacterial cities at the microscale might just give scientists a way to halt the urban sprawl and give more humans a fighting chance. \u2014 Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine , 25 July 2017"
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"The emotional and psychological costs aside, the economic costs \u2014 anywhere from $1 million to $10 million over a lifetime for one case of microcephaly \u2014 are devastating. \u2014 Robin Taylor Wilson, STAT , 5 Apr. 2020",
"Most infections resulted in nothing more than mild illnesses, but pregnant women who contracted the virus found themselves at greater risk of suffering miscarriages or giving birth to babies with microcephaly and other birth defects. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Feb. 2020",
"Scientists have already used organoids to make discoveries about schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders and the microcephaly caused by the Zika virus. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Jan. 2020",
"And more than half mistakenly thought that the increase in microcephaly cases came about because of childhood vaccinations or a chemical used against the larvae of mosquitoes that transmit Zika to humans. \u2014 Gary Stix, Scientific American , 14 Feb. 2020",
"And more than half believed the DTaP vaccine contributed to the uptick in babies born with microcephaly . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Feb. 2020",
"The study of more than 200 babies, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, also shows that a very small number of children born with the congenital condition known as microcephaly had their symptoms improve. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 8 July 2019",
"More than 3,000 babies were born with microcephaly in Brazil during the epidemic. \u2014 Harriet Blair Rowan, SFChronicle.com , 22 Sep. 2019",
"In microcephaly , the baby\u2019s brain is much smaller than normal. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Aug. 2019"
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"Celsius\u2019s challenges are a microcosm of a pandemic-era crypto-boom that after 18 months appears to be coming to an end \u2014 though how painfully or permanently is a matter of intense debate. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Junior Val Detheux\u2019s 45-yard run for a try in the second half of the girls\u2019 rugby state final was a microcosm of the Marauders\u2019 high-powered offense. \u2014 Brandon Chase, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
"This is a microcosm of the fact that Wiggins averaged just 15.7 points after the All-Star Game, compared to 17.7 beforehand. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"It\u2019s not just to capture sort of the microcosm of this national conversation. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"Roughly an hour before McDavid scored the overtime clincher for the Oilers, the Golden State Warriors locked up their spot in the NBA Finals with a ho-hum win over the Dallas Mavericks that was a microcosm of the entire basketball postseason. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 28 May 2022",
"Just as the reader settles into this amusing, intimate study of a microcosm , a crack appears on the wall of the pool and the book makes a flip turn. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Today, many view Coumboscuro as a cradle of the Proven\u00e7al microcosm . \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
"The play-calling was something of a microcosm of the Patriots\u2019 season. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Dec. 2021"
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"And there\u2019s a similar volcanic microseism that\u2019s already well documented in Japan. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Feb. 2022",
"And there\u2019s a similar volcanic microseism that\u2019s already well documented in Japan. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Feb. 2022",
"And there\u2019s a similar volcanic microseism that\u2019s already well documented in Japan. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Feb. 2022",
"And there\u2019s a similar volcanic microseism that\u2019s already well documented in Japan. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Feb. 2022",
"And there\u2019s a similar volcanic microseism that\u2019s already well documented in Japan. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Feb. 2022",
"And there\u2019s a similar volcanic microseism that\u2019s already well documented in Japan. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Feb. 2022",
"And there\u2019s a similar volcanic microseism that\u2019s already well documented in Japan. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Feb. 2022",
"And there\u2019s a similar volcanic microseism that\u2019s already well documented in Japan. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 21 Feb. 2022"
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"studying newspaper microfilms from the early 1900s",
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"Although the bureau was dismantled in 1872, the records were stored at the National Archives and put on microfilm in the 1970s. \u2014 Cathy Free, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"In the archives of the St. Louis Public Library, stored on microfilm , Grothaus found the Post-Dispatch TV listings for May 18. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Farley found the name while looking through microfilm of old newspapers at the library. \u2014 Longreads , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Desperate to get the microfilm , Joey offers hundreds to find Skip, but Moe won\u2019t say. \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Unbeknownst to him, Skip has pilfered a piece of microfilm that contains a scientific formula. \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
"One hundred and fifty years later, the lessons learned from their destruction and recreation could prove crucial as property records are lost to deteriorating microfilm , floods or cyberattacks. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
"The final rolls of microfilm are scanned as the church completes a major digitization effort that began more than 20 years ago. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Over the years, library technology for the catalog evolved from 3-by-5 cards to microfilm and finally to the internet in the 1980s. \u2014 Kelly Smith, Star Tribune , 31 May 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"His team quickly microfilmed the material and sent it to the front, where Allied artillery units could immediately use it to improve their targeting. \u2014 Greg Miller, Smithsonian , 23 Oct. 2019",
"Absent that microfilmed archive, maybe Donald Trump could have kept insinuating that Barack Obama had in fact been born in Kenya, and granting sufficient political corruption, that lie might at some later date have become official history. \u2014 Maria Bustillos, Longreads , 20 Feb. 2018",
"In 2015, the museum partnered with FamilySearch.org, the non-profit leg of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, to index two million microfilmed Freedmen\u2019s Bureau names. \u2014 Allison Keyes, Smithsonian , 8 Feb. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The debut launch of SSLV-D1 will carry a microsatellite in April. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Since the cost of launching a microsatellite is much lower than conventional satellites, the technology is allowing smaller companies and even regional governments to have eyes in the sky. \u2014 Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021",
"The mission's primary customer was a 100kg microsatellite for Capella Space. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 11 Sep. 2020",
"The rocket's Small Spacecraft Mission Service is a modular dispenser that serves as an interface for a group of microsatellites and CubeSats. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 5 June 2020",
"Related Stories In 2022, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology is aiming to launch a tiny microsatellite called TERahertz EXplorer toward Mars\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 5 Mar. 2020",
"The agency's huge rocket under development, the Space Launch System (SLS), will carry the microsatellites the extra distance in its first full test launch in 2018. \u2014 Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American , 3 Feb. 2016",
"An existing flotilla of more than 80 microsatellites owned by the startup Spire Global captures signals that have traversed the atmosphere from GPS satellites to measure key properties such as temperature and humidity. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 11 Dec. 2019",
"To test it, the zoo keepers compared the DNA of the mother and her daughter, and analyzed the genetic material in 14 places along their genetic codes, or microsatellites . \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 7 June 2019"
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"Rylance, Flynn and Beale are especially gifted at raising an eyebrow just a millimeter high enough to suggest a fib is in progress or adding a microsecond of hesitancy here or there to enhance the effect. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2022",
"The performance core also integrates a new microcontroller that can examine the needs of applications in a microsecond , even faster than a millisecond. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 19 Aug. 2021",
"The question of leap seconds is contentious, because some scientists believe simply adjusting each day\u2019s microsecond difference is better. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 11 Jan. 2021",
"Within a fraction of a microsecond , the electron and the positron collide and annihilate each other in a flash of gamma rays. \u2014 Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS , 25 Aug. 2020",
"In the next microsecond , the cop, his eyes burning with fear, pulled and pointed his M9 Berretta two inches from my forehead. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2020",
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"For BRCA1/2, 98% of the variants in Asians, 99% of those in African Americans, 94% of those in Hispanics, and 94% of those in Caucasians would slip through the microarray cracks. \u2014 Sharon Begley, STAT , 17 Oct. 2019",
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"For example, current testing methods include analyzing a single gene or panel of genes or DNA microarray that targets multiple regions in the genome. \u2014 Sarah Elizabeth Richards, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2018",
"For example, current testing methods include analyzing a single gene or panel of genes or DNA microarray that targets multiple regions in the genome. \u2014 Sarah Elizabeth Richards, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2018"
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"Tragically, the microcassette \u2014 filled on both sides \u2014 of the golf-cart conversation was lost long ago, and Lasorda\u2019s message faded away every now and then, too. \u2014 Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com , 9 Jan. 2021",
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"Because close-range signals can muddy a tape, standard microcassette recorders have trouble tapping mobile phones. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 1 Dec. 2001"
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"This break in the flow of light will alert the microcontroller , which will trigger a recording of the interruption as tampering. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The microcontroller commands the light source and acts as a monitor, checking for any interruptions in light reaching the photodetector. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The Raspberry Pi Pico is a microcontroller with only 2MB of Flash memory for all the code and data to sit in. \u2014 Barry Collins, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The keyboard employs Kailh's Low Profile Choc V1 mechanical switches and an Arduino Pro Micro microcontroller board. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Analyst Christopher Rolland noted that some microcontroller unit buyers are being quoted lead times of more than a year. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Infineon\u2019s Aurix TC4x microcontroller family uses ARC EV Processor IP in an integrated high-performance AI accelerator targeting a range of data-intensive automotive applications. \u2014 Jim Mcgregor, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
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"The task White\u2019s catalytic philanthropy tackled was one of nudging the market into action. Scaling up Water.org nudged the market by extending its philanthropy to microfinance lenders. \u2014 Mark Davis, kansascity.com , 19 May 2017",
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"The relationship that forms between the two seemingly antithetical women covers vast psychological terrain, from admiration to envy, love to revulsion, mapped in every twitch of the head and microtone . \u2014 Mallika Rao, Vulture , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The electronic music of the shopping mall gave way to spartan strains of Arabic music with its tangy microtones . \u2014 David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com , 15 June 2018",
"And there\u2019s a lot of mystery in those 'between' notes, the microtones . \u2014 David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star , 14 July 2017",
"Players were often asked to abandon the standard twelve pitches: glissandos, microtones , whistling harmonics, and other breathy noises proliferated. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2017",
"There, Levi conjured a Stygian exoplanet of glissandos and microtones and processed percussive sounds, evoking the truly alien better than the most lavish special effects ever could have done. \u2014 Adam Davidson, The New Yorker , 23 Feb. 2017",
"He was often treated as an outsider artist for his protean interests, which included Indonesian gamelans, Esperanto and microtones . \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com , 19 May 2017"
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"For the new study, which appears in the journal PLOS One, a team from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Germany took a closer look at the tools, or microliths , found in Fa-Hien Lena cave in Sri Lanka. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 7 Oct. 2019",
"According to a new paper published in PLUS One, microliths seen in the Fa Hien cave in the tropical rainforests of Sri Lanka date to 45,000 years ago. \u2014 Christopher Carbone, Fox News , 4 Oct. 2019",
"The microliths found in the cave are oldest ever found in south Asia. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 7 Oct. 2019",
"Tiny stone tools -- known as microliths -- were essential to the growth of our species thousands of years ago. \u2014 Christopher Carbone, Fox News , 4 Oct. 2019"
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"To record the wing's formation process without damaging the delicate cells, the research team used speckle-correlation reflection phase microscopy . \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 Dec. 2021",
"Newer techniques like the electron microscopy used by Subramaniam can be faster, but the process is still far from easy. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
"So far, electron microscopy and water quality testing with help from Baolin Deng in the College of Engineering indicate the environmental impact should be negligible, Buttlar says. \u2014 Jeff Kart, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Lehmann, whose studies using advanced microscopy and spectroscopy were among the first to reveal the absence of humus, has become the concept\u2019s debunker-in-chief. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 Aug. 2021",
"In 2004 Jan Huisken of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics and colleagues published a paper establishing structured plane illumination microscopy , or SPIM, and the field has been booming ever since. \u2014 Jen Christiansen, Scientific American , 21 May 2013",
"And, sure enough, fluorescent microscopy confirmed that fragments of P. larvae were getting into royal jelly secreted by those bees which had been fed with the laced sugar-water. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Mar. 2021",
"For biologists who study development light sheet microscopy , especially using structured illumination, is a godsend. \u2014 Veronique Greenwood, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2010",
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"Thrombocytopenia occurs when someone has fewer than 150,000 platelets, also known as thrombocytes, per microliter of blood. \u2014 Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2021",
"Thrombocytopenia occurs when someone has fewer than 150,000 platelets, also known as thrombocytes, per microliter of blood. \u2014 Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2021",
"With just one, the scientists could detect as few as 100,000 viruses per microliter of solution, enabling tests with perfect accuracy in just five minutes. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 7 Dec. 2020",
"The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute says that a normal platelet range for adults who don\u2019t have ITP is 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood. \u2014 Natasha Lavender, SELF , 30 Sep. 2020",
"Most concerning, his white blood cell count soared to 53,000 per microliter of blood. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com , 29 May 2020",
"The test only needs a few drops of blood \u2014 at least 10 microliters \u2014 to work. \u2014 Amanda Morris, azcentral , 11 Apr. 2020",
"In 2016, Carragher and colleagues reported developing a dispenser that sprays the solution like an inkjet printer, releasing picoliters instead of microliters \u2014only one-millionth as much. \u2014 Eric Hand, Science | AAAS , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"Georgia first looks at specific skincare needs and recommends a state-of-the-art service, including microdermabrasion , lymphatic drainage, ultrasonic, micro current, LED light therapy, radio frequency or negative-ion oxygen therapy. \u2014 Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com , 15 Sep. 2021",
"Just three years later, in Atlanta's West End, Wright opened The Skin Trap Spa, offering services like microdermabrasion and dermaplane facials. \u2014 Christian Cody, Allure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The combined benefits of a chemical peel and microdermabrasion in a hydrating base of hyaluronic acid and squalane. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
"From Thai massage to microdermabrasion , marine mud to cellulite sculpting, the Mediterranean-style spa integrates a modern approach to beauty with traditional healing, along with plenty of pampering and personalized attention along the way. \u2014 Rona Berg, Devorah Lev-tov, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s not a bad idea either to keep these beauty tools on deck for calming skin after any peels or microdermabrasion treatments. \u2014 Glamour , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Sturino also let us in on a couple of her favorite skin care products, like an at-home microdermabrasion kit from PMD Beauty and the exfoliating Tata Harper Superkind Radiance Mask. \u2014 Eden Lichterman, PEOPLE.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
"Derms can prescribe Rx bleaching creams, administer laser therapies, microdermabrasion and more to help erase dark spots. \u2014 Adele Jackson-gibson, Good Housekeeping , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The first step is microdermabrasion , which removes dead cells and surface dirt, Next, micro-current technology drains puffiness, lifts and tightens the face. \u2014 Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com , 15 Sep. 2021"
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"The key may also allow parties other than Intel\u2014say a malicious hacker or a hobbyist\u2014to update chips with their own microcode , although that customized version wouldn\u2019t survive a reboot. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 28 Dec. 2020",
"The remainder of Intel's microcode guidance document shows just a few chip architectures waiting for patches, including the remainder of the Arrandale and Clarkdale families. \u2014 Mark Hachman, PCWorld , 9 Mar. 2018",
"In response, Intel has released a microcode and BIOS updates that mitigate attacks by locking voltage to the default settings. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 10 Dec. 2019",
"The fix doesn't require a microcode update from computer manufacturers. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 Aug. 2019",
"For other affected products, mitigation is available through microcode updates, coupled with corresponding updates to operating system and hypervisor software that are available starting today. \u2014 Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld , 15 May 2019",
"Presently, the only way to install the microcode is to install a system firmware that includes the updates. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2018",
"Similarly, with the new microcode leaving management mode flushes the level 1 cache, protecting SMM data. \u2014 Peter Bright, Ars Technica , 14 Aug. 2018",
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"Zeloof now hopes to match the scale of Intel\u2019s breakthrough 4004 chip from 1971, the first commercial microprocessor , which had 2,300 transistors and was used in calculators and other business machines. \u2014 Tom Simonite, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"In addition to 1856, the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center will include a hotel and spa, educational labs, a food hall, a rooftop terrace, a coffee roastery and caf\u00e9, and a microbrewery . \u2014 Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
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"Karolin's son, Yasha, Jade Mountain's assistant general manager, is spearheading the new craft microbrewery , using volcanic spring water derived from an on-site natural spring to ensure a sustainable brewing process. \u2014 Scott Bay, Travel + Leisure , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Two East Bay favorites top the microbrew list: Trumer Pils, the German-style pilsner that\u2019s brewed right in Berkeley, and Calicraft\u2019s The City, an IPA brewed in Walnut Creek. \u2014 Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News , 30 Aug. 2019",
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"The SABMiller deal, which was worth some $107 billion at the time, gave the company broader reach in fast-growing markets in Asia and Africa at a time when consumers were shifting toward smaller brands like microbrews . \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2019"
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"Ware singing the record's fetishistic title cut while brandishing a mic that doubled as a whip. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"Friend and backup singer Charlie Hodge holds a mic . \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"In a typical workday, the legendary emcee doesn\u2019t even touch a mic . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Miller was also charged with harassment after police said the actor grabbed a mic from a singing woman and lunged at a man playing darts. \u2014 Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Get that yellow waistcoat ready and fire up the mic \u2014 Joker is coming back to the stage with some new material. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"The crowd cheered, and another senior, Kynlee Gillespie, approached the mic . \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
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"Moon dirt is full of tiny, glass fragments from micrometeorite impacts that got everywhere in the Apollo lunar landers and wore down the moonwalkers' spacesuits. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
"Moon dirt is full of tiny, glass fragments from micrometeorite impacts that got everywhere in the Apollo lunar landers and wore down the moonwalkers\u2019 spacesuits. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, Orlando Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
"The rapid melting and cooling caused by micrometeorite impacts on the regolith creates small globs of glassy material. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 12 May 2022",
"Last year, a micrometeorite shot right through the station\u2019s robotic arm, leaving a bullet-sized hole. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Multiple layers also better protect against micrometeorite hits. \u2014 Fox News , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Now, in a study recently published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, a team measuring micrometeorite accumulation in the pristine snow of Antarctica has provided the best-yet estimate for incoming extraterrestrial debris. \u2014 Sarah Derouin, Scientific American , 29 Apr. 2021",
"Although both poles have potential for micrometeorite research, Jean Duprat, a cosmochemist at the University of Paris\u2013Saclay, prefers the southern ice. \u2014 Sarah Derouin, Scientific American , 29 Apr. 2021",
"Most of these molecules are likely stored in the voids between moon dust and other particles or entombed in the glassy residue of of micrometeorite impacts. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 Oct. 2020"
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"Previously, gene-editing of insects required a microinjection into early embryos. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 18 May 2022",
"Down the hall from worm world, Levin showed me the lab\u2019s microinjection room. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 3 May 2021",
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"Although the bureau was dismantled in 1872, the records were stored at the National Archives and put on microfilm in the 1970s. \u2014 Cathy Free, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"In the archives of the St. Louis Public Library, stored on microfilm , Grothaus found the Post-Dispatch TV listings for May 18. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Farley found the name while looking through microfilm of old newspapers at the library. \u2014 Longreads , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Desperate to get the microfilm , Joey offers hundreds to find Skip, but Moe won\u2019t say. \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Unbeknownst to him, Skip has pilfered a piece of microfilm that contains a scientific formula. \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
"One hundred and fifty years later, the lessons learned from their destruction and recreation could prove crucial as property records are lost to deteriorating microfilm , floods or cyberattacks. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
"The final rolls of microfilm are scanned as the church completes a major digitization effort that began more than 20 years ago. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Over the years, library technology for the catalog evolved from 3-by-5 cards to microfilm and finally to the internet in the 1980s. \u2014 Kelly Smith, Star Tribune , 31 May 2021",
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"His team quickly microfilmed the material and sent it to the front, where Allied artillery units could immediately use it to improve their targeting. \u2014 Greg Miller, Smithsonian , 23 Oct. 2019",
"Absent that microfilmed archive, maybe Donald Trump could have kept insinuating that Barack Obama had in fact been born in Kenya, and granting sufficient political corruption, that lie might at some later date have become official history. \u2014 Maria Bustillos, Longreads , 20 Feb. 2018",
"In 2015, the museum partnered with FamilySearch.org, the non-profit leg of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, to index two million microfilmed Freedmen\u2019s Bureau names. \u2014 Allison Keyes, Smithsonian , 8 Feb. 2018"
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"Connors said weather service personnel from Maine were headed to the area Tuesday as part an effort to verify whether a tornado, or something else like a microburst , had ripped through his community Monday. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
"Winds in a microburst can reach 100 mph, equaling the force of an F-1 tornado, but without the formation of a funnel cloud. \u2014 Maria Eberhart, baltimoresun.com , 8 July 2021",
"Although the Coast Guard said the lift boat capsized during a microburst , a National Weather Service meteorologist said the system was more like an offshore derecho. \u2014 Kevin Mcgill, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Although the Coast Guard said the lift boat capsized during a microburst , a National Weather Service meteorologist said the system was more like an offshore derecho \u2014 or straight winds storm. \u2014 Stacey Plaisance, Star Tribune , 14 Apr. 2021",
"In 1994, a US Air DC-9 encountered a microburst , which is turbulent. \u2014 John Cox, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2021",
"As a child growing up in Rogers Park on Chicago\u2019s North Side, Hamernik was fascinated when a microburst knocked down many of the large trees in his yard. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 10 Mar. 2021",
"The climate change exchange represented a rare microburst of policy discussion from Trump in a loud, nerve-abrading debate. \u2014 Ellen Knickmeyer And Seth Borenstein, Star Tribune , 30 Sep. 2020",
"There have already been some setbacks in the early going, most notably with the microburst that swept through nearly a year ago on Sept. 13. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 1 Sep. 2020"
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"Called the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE), the tiny cubesat\u2014about the size of a microwave oven \u2014will launch no earlier than June 25, 2022 after a several delays. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 23 June 2022",
"Attached to a normal propane tank, this device - the size of a large microwave oven , and quite portable - reaches 1500\u00b0 in less than 3 minutes of warm up. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"For example, a card representing a microwave oven valued at $100 only garnered $40. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"Picture a cylinder the width of a roll of quarters housed in a rectangle the size of a microwave oven , describing a north-south orbit for roughly 10 years, crossing over every point on Earth as the planet spins beneath it. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
"Each satellite is just the size of a microwave oven , says GHGSat. \u2014 Zoe Sottile, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The couple used a disassembled microwave oven for a power supply. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The fractal burning process typically uses a high-voltage transformer, often repurposed from a microwave oven , to flow current across wood items that have been soaked with a chemical solution. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Using the microwave oven and only one skillet makes clean up easy. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That\u2019s despite the space observatory last week being struck by a micrometeoroid . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"James Webb space telescope has been hit by a micrometeoroid . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 June 2022",
"The recent hit\u2014a micrometeoroid is tiny, generally considered smaller than a grain of sand and weighing less than a gram\u2014was larger than what was modeled, and beyond what could have been tested on the ground, NASA tells Reuters. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 9 June 2022",
"Most of this material is being delivered by micrometeoroids from the Kuiper belt, a distant source of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 Nov. 2019",
"These are known as micrometeoroids or simply space dust. \u2014 John Meyer, The Know , 11 Nov. 2019",
"Every morning, at dawn, the planet is subjected to a spray of micrometeoroids , according to NASA. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 9 Nov. 2019",
"The new suit is also slightly sleeker, allowing a greater range of motion while still protecting the astronauts from radiation, temperature extremes, and micrometeoroids . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 Oct. 2019",
"Given these two figures, and the bombardment rate by micrometeoroids , the rings must be young, the idea goes. \u2014 Mike Wall, Scientific American , 17 Sep. 2019"
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"Ware singing the record's fetishistic title cut while brandishing a mic that doubled as a whip. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"Friend and backup singer Charlie Hodge holds a mic . \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"In a typical workday, the legendary emcee doesn\u2019t even touch a mic . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Miller was also charged with harassment after police said the actor grabbed a mic from a singing woman and lunged at a man playing darts. \u2014 Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Get that yellow waistcoat ready and fire up the mic \u2014 Joker is coming back to the stage with some new material. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"The crowd cheered, and another senior, Kynlee Gillespie, approached the mic . \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
"One person wearing headphones is shown holding what appears to be a mic boom. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"Townshend approached the mic before the show-opening overture from Tommy and seemed poised to say something before appearing to get overwhelmed with emotion and stepping back, his eyes a visibly wet. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 17 May 2022"
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"Volkswagen itself is re-introducing the beloved VW microbus as the electric ID.Buzz. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"In the 1960s, Volkswagen was the first foreign auto maker to break into the U.S. market on the appeal of its iconic Beetle and its hippie van, the T1 microbus . \u2014 William Boston, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Buzz, an electric resurrection of VW\u2019s iconic microbus , the original camper van, VW is also making plans to launch an electric pickup truck in the U.S. to cash in on the popularity of EV truck startups like Rivian Automotive Inc., VW officials said. \u2014 William Boston, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Buzz, a retro-style model that resurrects the iconic microbus as an electric van. \u2014 William Boston, WSJ , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Probably a lot more than can be squeezed into its microbus proportions. \u2014 Jeremy White, Wired , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Buzz, an electric iteration of its iconic hippie-era microbus , on March 9. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Volkswagen delayed the release of its ID.Buzz electric microbus from 2022 to 2023. \u2014 Andy Peters, ajc , 23 Dec. 2021",
"It\u2019s part of a new lineup of electric cars under the ID sub-brand, including the forthcoming revival of the VW microbus . \u2014 Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2021"
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"Rebrands are essentially an opportunity to pivot from one microculture into another. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Many of the restaurants featured on the show have their own microculture . \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 24 Nov. 2021",
"This is not to say that teams that have a microculture are insular. \u2014 Kartik Mandaville, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
"There is such a strange microculture to footballers\u2019 fashion and style and the design that goes around it. \u2014 Alicia Lutes, Vulture , 11 Sep. 2021",
"This year, monoculture floundered, but microculture flourished. \u2014 Jason Kehe, Wired , 21 Dec. 2020"
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"The main source of vitamin D for most people is dietary, but our body also makes the micronutrient when skin is exposed to UVB light -- that's why it's sometimes called the sunshine vitamin. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 23 May 2022",
"Boron is a plant micronutrient , and plant roots can only recognize and take up the borate molecular form. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Jan. 2022",
"What\u2019s the most important macronutrient and micronutrient ? \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Like all vitamins, D is an essential micronutrient , required in small quantities for normal cell function, growth and development. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 4 Aug. 2020",
"Copper represents an essential micronutrient , but any extraordinary health benefits brought from drinking out of copper vessels are, at this point, rooted in anecdotes. \u2014 Sarah Lynch, USA TODAY , 9 July 2020",
"At his farm, fish emulsion is added to the irrigation water, providing beneficial micronutrients . \u2014 Margaret Roach, New York Times , 12 May 2020",
"On the micronutrient scale, there are also a few standouts. \u2014 Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science , 7 Apr. 2020",
"While zinc, by far, has had the most promising studies done, other micronutrients have also shown to influence the immune system. \u2014 Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science , 7 Apr. 2020"
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"Parkland survivors and activists David Hogg and X Gonzalez were among almost a dozen speakers who shouted into a microphone , demanding Congress to pass tighter gun laws. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
"The singer charismatically sang the cheeky lyrics into the microphone , pausing at moments to shake his hips, shimmy his shoulders, and point at the crowd, who clapped along with him. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
"Some of the men and women who testified sat at the standard long wood table inside one of the chambers of the Rayburn Building on Capitol Hill and read their remarks into a microphone . \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Hood screamed into the microphone , his voice echoing into the muggy Alabama night. \u2014 Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
"Vedder leaned over and screamed into the microphone , chugged from a bottle of red wine and pumped his fist as the audience sang along. \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 May 2022",
"Hawkinson yelled into a microphone , directing runners to heat sheets, food, water and medals at stations just beyond her chair. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Windburned mushers leaned into the microphone and answered a few questions about their teams, the weather and the trials and tribulations of the race. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
"Recently, at a closed ski resort in Ukraine\u2019s Carpathian Mountains, Roman Davydov leaned into a microphone and announced the latest news from the war. \u2014 Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker , 18 Mar. 2022"
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"But this doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that lunar regolith can\u2019t be made into a viable soil by adding extra nutrients or composting crops to foster microbe growth. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
"This week in 1906, pathologist Howard T. Ricketts discovered that Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by an unusual microbe spread by ticks. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The team\u2019s paper, published in 2018, provided proof of principle that a microbe could be engineered to make carminic acid. \u2014 Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The microbe harbored a pair of enzymes that, together, could cleave the molecular bonds that hold together PET. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Some could stop tethering to the microbe entirely, while others might slip on and off the pathogen as if slicked with heavy palm sweat. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The process at its most basic starts with the microbe known as koji (Aspergillus oryzae), which breaks down the starch of special sake rice into sugar. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2022",
"In the ancestral virus, those mutations would have interfered with the microbe \u2019s ability to initiate an infection. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 4 Apr. 2022",
"According to Harvard Medical School, our gut microbe metabolites also influence other factors closely related to cardiovascular risks, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. \u2014 Aaraf Adam, Essence , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Embryonic tissue was too delicate to withstand pressure from the clasp of a microtome . \u2014 Benjamin Ehrlich, Scientific American , 21 Mar. 2022",
"As a journalist and novelist, Tom Wolfe could, like no one else, take one particular broad subject \u2014 class and status \u2014 and slice it thin for examination and diagnosis, like a pathologist with a microtome . \u2014 Christopher Bonanos, Daily Intelligencer , 15 May 2018",
"Then, using a special instrument, a microtome , the technician would slice the paraffin block into ultrathin sections, about 0.0002 inches thick. \u2014 Lynne Parenti, Smithsonian , 14 Mar. 2018"
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"The microsphere activate on contact, releasing extracts on the skin through friction to help replenish lost moisture and keep it there longer. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 23 Sep. 2020",
"Expandable graphite\u2019s disruptive effect is triggered at a slightly higher temperature (160\u00b0C) than the 125\u00b0-150\u00b0C which causes the microspheres to inflate. \u2014 The Economist , 28 May 2020",
"Without the microspheres , the flat, white brushstrokes would be imperceptible. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Aug. 2019",
"These clusters of specially coated microspheres dissipate energy by roping nearby spheres into forming identical clusters. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Jan. 2014",
"The catalyst for this rapid process is known are polystyrene microspheres , tiny particles which contain styrene and have a wide range of applications throughout the sciences. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 15 Aug. 2018",
"Available for purchase online, polystyrene microspheres can absorb proteins, be loaded with compounds, and perform any number of scientific tasks. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 15 Aug. 2018",
"Photo: Mary Corse, Untitled (Yellow, Black, White, Beveled), 2010, Glass microspheres in acrylic on canvas, 12 x 108 inches; Carolyn Drake for WSJ. \u2014 Ted Loos, WSJ , 1 May 2018",
"Zilretta, which received Food and Drug Administration approval in October, treats pain as a corticosteroid is gradually released from tiny globes known as microspheres . \u2014 Brian Gormley, WSJ , 25 May 2018"
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"The gut microbiota is the community of microorganisms that live in the gastrointestinal tract. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Yet, these types of studies cannot prove the gut microbiota directly modifies aerobic fitness. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 11 Sep. 2020",
"The gut is packed with microbiota that either need to be fed to grow and strengthen, or need to be deprived in order to weaken. \u2014 Pamela Nisevich Bede, Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2020",
"One issue that scientists are grappling with is exactly where this extra microbiota diversity comes from. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 11 Sep. 2020",
"In other words, their gut microbiota could simply be a byproduct of their lifestyle. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 11 Sep. 2020",
"Navedo and his students cast cannon nets over the birds and catch 30 to 40 of them at a time to sample their gut microbiota . \u2014 Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Studies show that the microbiota of obese people differs from that of lean individuals. \u2014 Robert J. Davis, Time , 24 Sep. 2021",
"One possible explanation for this, proposed by Dr. Martin Blaser, an eminent infectious diseases specialist at Rutgers, is that widespread use of antibiotics has damaged particular bacterial species of our ancestral microbiota . \u2014 Jerome Groopman, The New York Review of Books , 21 Mar. 2019"
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"Every issue of the magazine is available on microfiche .",
"He looked at microfiches of old magazines.",
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"Projects that would have taken weeks or months of microfiche searching now can be done from my computer at home. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 May 2022",
"An early model weighed 145 pounds and resembled a microfiche machine, with a monitor and joystick in a five-sided metal box, atop a 4-foot-tall rolling cart. \u2014 Amanda Chicago Lewis, Wired , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Those records used to be stored using decades-old microfiche technology. \u2014 Daniel Funke, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Recorder Chuck Harris said the office has planned the conversion since 2013, because the office must preserve all of its documents by state statute but books dating back to 1836, microfiche and aperture cards are deteriorating with age. \u2014 Amy Lavalley, chicagotribune.com , 19 May 2021",
"Of course, considering the history these microfiche records were not easy to work through. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
"The largest pieces of machinery are two Reagan-era microfiche readers. \u2014 Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com , 23 Oct. 2020",
"Brian Edwards, commander of the special victims unit, said police are combing through microfiche police reports and old log books to try to link unsolved cases to GBMC slides. \u2014 Alison Knezevich, baltimoresun.com , 27 Nov. 2019",
"On the subject of Georges Mandel there are some good biographies, some bad biographies (one of which was written by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy), and a host of newspaper clippings on microfiche that are barely legible. \u2014 James Mcauley, Town & Country , 6 Aug. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Polestar has partnered with software company Circulor, which uses blockchain technology to track where Polestar sources cobalt and mica , two key minerals used in electric-car batteries. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Also inspired by Styles's love of pearls, the Pearlescent Illuminating Serum ($30) is a moisturizing serum that contains vitamin b5, antioxidants, amino acids, and mica to give skin a sparkly glow. \u2014 Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Nov. 2021",
"And both Coty and L'Or\u00e9al are founding members of the Responsible Mica Initiative for eradicating child labor in India's mica mines by 2022. \u2014 Elizabeth Siegel, Allure , 26 Oct. 2021",
"Bauxite is a complex mix of the minerals gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore, formed as less stable minerals like feldspar and mica react with water. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 4 July 2021",
"The living and dining area opens to the kitchen, updated with stainless appliances, breakfast bar, and granite counters with mica highlights. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2021",
"The top side is made from 80% mica nylon and 20% PE cool fabric. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 10 Mar. 2021",
"In Casey\u2019s pictures, earthy figures fuse with each other and with nature, while accents of glitter, silver leaf and mica flakes provide an otherworldly sheen. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2021",
"For this latest work, Geim's team painstakingly constructed molecular-scale capillaries by layering atom-thin crystals of mica and graphite on top of each other, with narrow strips of graphene in between each layer to serve as spacers. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 9 Dec. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Look for over-the-counter (OTC) topical treatments like clotrimazole 1% (Lotrimin) or miconazole 1% (Micatin). \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 13 Apr. 2022",
"And, there\u2019s a topical ointment called Monistat ( miconazole ), which also stops the growth of yeast (fungus) that causes an infection, by decreasing the production of ergosterol. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
"Generic miconazole , which can be obtained without a prescription, costs about half of that at pharmacies. \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 7 June 2021",
"Malassezia is susceptible to the same types of antifungals found in dandruff shampoo or athlete\u2019s foot treatments, such as clotrimazole and miconazole . \u2014 Teresa Graedon, The Seattle Times , 3 Sep. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The stethoscope design is very effective at cutting out microphonics , those annoying scraping sounds that headphone cables often make and transmit up the wires. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 6 May 2022"
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"The most significant chunk of that money - $715,992 \u2013 will be spent on a University of Toledo project to develop and test the use of microcystin degrading bacteria to remove and degrade bloom toxins from drinking water. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The one at Barker's Island included two species not seen in the open water blooms and the toxin microcystin . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Oct. 2021",
"The marina struggled with algae outbreaks this past spring and into summer with a particularly potent bloom in April showing microcystin levels 100 times higher than what\u2019s considered harmful to humans. \u2014 Kimberly Miller, orlandosentinel.com , 24 Oct. 2021",
"The one at Barker\u2019s Island included two species not seen in the open water blooms and the toxin microcystin . \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Phosphorus feeds blue-green algae called cyanobacteria that produce a toxin called microcystin that can be deadly to animals and humans. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 16 July 2021",
"Algae off the town of Pahokee did not have high level of microcystin , the toxin than can cause bad smells and gastrointestinal problems, according to samples taken by the state April 12. \u2014 David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Apr. 2021",
"They are made up of cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, that can produce the toxin microcystin , potentially harmful to both humans and wildlife. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 9 July 2020",
"Some 500,000 people in and around Toledo had their water supplies disrupted for a weekend in August 2014 because of high levels of microcystin -producing algae in western Lake Erie, near the city's water intakes. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 9 July 2020"
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"Garten\u2019s first study used a different technique that assesses microvascular function, which refers to the function of the smaller arteries that branch off the big ones and thread into the muscles. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2020",
"That's a concern during the pandemic, Wittstein added, because Covid-19 damages the lungs and also causes microvascular function, where the small blood vessels of the body fail to work properly. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
"There are other medical approaches, such as immunomodulatory therapeutics to combat the COVID-19 microvascular attack, that merit investigation. \u2014 Steve Brozak, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"In fact, cognitive decline and microvascular dysfunction are essentially universal consequences of long term smoking for everyone. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 6 June 2021",
"Recently, a study by the National Institutes of Health linked Covid and the body\u2019s inflammatory response to microvascular blood-vessel damage in the brain. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2021",
"The study mentions that treatments specifically targeting issues associated with COVID-19 like hyper-inflammation and microvascular thrombosis may have played a big role. \u2014 TheWeek , 27 June 2020",
"In an interview last week, board President Drew Engles, a hand and microvascular surgeon at Akron Children\u2019s Hospital, said the 26-member board isn\u2019t contemplating any changes in leadership, particularly to its eight-member executive committee. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 29 May 2020",
"This type of surgery is called microvascular reconstruction surgery. \u2014 Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics , 1 Feb. 2020"
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"This supplement includes Lactobacillus acidophilus, a beneficial microorganism that aids in digestion. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"When the microorganism is detected, product recalls follow. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 29 May 2022",
"The microorganism can be found in all sorts of food products, including snacks. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Both disinfect by oxidizing the cell membrane of microorganism , a process by which their molecules receive electrons from those membranes. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 28 Apr. 2020",
"Its product is derived from mycelium, the fungal microorganism that makes up mushrooms. \u2014 Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Listeria monocytogenes is a microorganism that can be quite dangerous to people if ingested on food. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Whale feces is packed with iron, an important nutrient for all kinds of ocean organisms, including carbon-sequestering phytoplankton\u2014a microorganism that serves as the basis for ocean food-webs. \u2014 Danielle Hall And Alia N. Payne, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Routine product testing detected B. cereus, a toxin-producing microorganism that causes diarrhea and vomiting. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 22 Dec. 2021"
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"Illuminating a cuprous oxide microcrystal excites its electrons, which join with copper ions to form regular copper atoms. \u2014 Leto Sapunar, Scientific American , 22 Feb. 2020"
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"WeChat account was widely shared on the microblogging platform. \u2014 Rachel Liang, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"One of corporate America\u2019s most notable loudmouths has acquired the largest stake in the home of online loudmouths: Twitter, the microblogging platform. \u2014 Simon Constable, Time , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The main account for Mr. Hong on Weibo, the Twitter-like microblogging service, has disappeared. \u2014 Rebecca Feng, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
"In China, the novels have been top sellers and sparked huge volume of online commentary, some 120 million views on microblogging site Weibo. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Despite some mutual overlap in their vision for Twitter, the two sides seemed wholly unaligned in their approach to reforming the microblogging service. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Nearly a year later, the microblogging service has yet to roll out any reactions beyond the usual heart. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Notably, Weibo is a Chinese-language microblogging service that on occasion will leak accurate iPhone schematics months before an official release. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 28 Feb. 2022",
"On Thursday evening, that comment was the top trending hashtag with 460 million views on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Feb. 2022"
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"Dental microphotographs of all three animals did not display the telltale peaks and valleys found in regular bone-crushing predators, such as hyenas, according to the study, published April 19 in the journal Scientific Reports. \u2014 Jason Bittel, National Geographic , 19 Apr. 2017",
"Dental microphotographs of all three animals did not display the telltale peaks and valleys found in regular bone-crushing predators, such as hyenas, according to the study, published April 19 in the journal Scientific Reports. \u2014 Jason Bittel, National Geographic , 19 Apr. 2017"
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"This microhabitat turns traditional thinking about snow on its head. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Popular Science , 31 Jan. 2020",
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"This first personal microcomputer was featured in Popular Electronics in 1975 and prompted Steve Wozniak, who could not afford the Altair 8800, to create his own personal computer. \u2014 Tim Bajarin, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Rudolf was once falsely accused, on no evidence other than her strong performance during a tournament, of hiding a microcomputer in her lip balm. \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 26 July 2021",
"The microcomputer and sensors inside the cooker can calibrate soak time and adjust the temperature as needed to ensure that the rice cooks evenly and stays warm without ever burning. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 21 June 2021",
"The Raspberry Pi is a low-cost, high-power microcomputer . \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 17 June 2021",
"This smart keychain replaces your typical charging cable using a microcomputer electronic system to charge your Apple Watch wirelessly. \u2014 Popular Science , 22 Sep. 2020",
"Dan Bricklin took the spreadsheet concept from accounting and turned it into VisiCalc, the program that helped create the microcomputer software industry. \u2014 Harvey Mackay, Star Tribune , 6 Sep. 2020",
"Just a short decade ago, Digital Control technology (which uses a microcomputer to prevent backlash) was available only in reels costing more than $500. \u2014 Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life , 23 Mar. 2020",
"This task requires a lead disruptor, like the microcomputer industry required Steve Jobs and the auto and space industries needed Elon Musk. \u2014 Bob Sellers, Fortune , 1 Sep. 2019"
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"And a healthy microbiome is a crucial part of good health. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"Still others hope to untangle the relationship between genetics, viruses and the microbiome , the complex ecosystem of microorganisms that live inside our organs and digestive systems. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"Still others hope to untangle the relationship between genetics, viruses and the microbiome , the complex ecosystem of microorganisms that live inside our organs and digestive systems. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 5 May 2022",
"Experts estimate 40% of the genes identified in the microbiome have unknown function. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 May 2022",
"Over-washing, harsh cleansers, using the wrong products for your skin type: Dr. Nazarian cites these common mistakes as surefire ways to mess with the microbiome . \u2014 Rachel Krause, refinery29.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Adding the probiotic changed the composition of the coral\u2019s microbiome . \u2014 Sarah Vitak, Scientific American , 8 Apr. 2022",
"But our entire body is an ecosystem, and each person's individual microbiome is as unique as their fingerprints. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
"But other parts could bear a very different microbiome . \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 4 June 2022"
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"Solid tumors are more difficult to access, and are often contained in a microenvironment that dampens the body\u2019s immune response. \u2014 Scientific American , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Sarah Schinckel, Tech Stack Innovation lead at John Deere, says that a microenvironment on a modern farm is the small-scale environment surrounding a single seed or plant. \u2014 Jennifer Kite-powell, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
"So far, these two methods have not worked as well as hoped\u2014stem cells turn out to be difficult to manipulate, and the microenvironment of spinal-cord fluid is extremely complicated. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
"These bacteria produce lactic acid, which creates an acidic microenvironment that allows only a few other bacteria and yeasts to grow. \u2014 ABC News , 4 Apr. 2021",
"The livers began as stem cells that are cultivated into skin and vascular cells that form a complete microenvironment . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2020",
"The scientific community has only recently amassed a significantly greater understanding of how tumor biology and the tumor microenvironment play a role in the development of disease and response to therapy. \u2014 Scientific American , 2 Oct. 2019",
"Since the tumor microenvironment can affect behavior of the tumor cells and their response to treatments, these racial differences could impact tumor biology and disease progression. \u2014 Philly.com , 23 Feb. 2018",
"Tumor microenvironment is the immediate cellular environment of the cancer cells, including surrounding blood vessels, immune cells, signaling molecules and the tissue matrix that surrounds tumor cells (i.e., the extracellular matrix). \u2014 Philly.com , 23 Feb. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ware singing the record's fetishistic title cut while brandishing a mic that doubled as a whip. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
"Friend and backup singer Charlie Hodge holds a mic . \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
"In a typical workday, the legendary emcee doesn\u2019t even touch a mic . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Miller was also charged with harassment after police said the actor grabbed a mic from a singing woman and lunged at a man playing darts. \u2014 Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Get that yellow waistcoat ready and fire up the mic \u2014 Joker is coming back to the stage with some new material. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
"The crowd cheered, and another senior, Kynlee Gillespie, approached the mic . \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
"One person wearing headphones is shown holding what appears to be a mic boom. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
"Townshend approached the mic before the show-opening overture from Tommy and seemed poised to say something before appearing to get overwhelmed with emotion and stepping back, his eyes a visibly wet. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 17 May 2022"
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"\u02ccm\u012b-kr\u014d-kyu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0113",
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"In the long run, a vaccine that has longer protection than the shots from Pfizer and Moderna may be needed, said John Moore, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the Weill Cornell Medical College. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Students must pass chemistry, microbiology , and algebra tests through a college correspondence course, before passing a state exam. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The study was conducted by a team of researchers from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University (OSU) and the department of molecular microbiology and immunology at Oregon Health & Science University. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Ryker has a background in microbiology , which uniquely positions him to quickly and correctly identify the agent when the first victim falls ill. \u2014 Danielle Turchiano, Variety , 28 Nov. 2021",
"No other specialty is branched out like this \u2013 microbiology & immunology, epidemiology, global health and travel medicine, vaccinology, tropical medicine, malariology, general ID, HIV medicine, infection control. \u2014 Special To The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 8 May 2021",
"Rosemary She, a pathologist with the University of Southern California\u2019s Keck School of Medicine and the director of microbiology at Keck Medical Center, says a high Ct value can sometimes correspond to nothing more than poor swabbing. \u2014 Scientific American , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Deborah H Fuller, a professor of microbiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine who studies coronavirus and vaccines, explains that recombination events are rare, but theoretically possible. \u2014 Priyanka Vora, Quartz , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Liza Loza, a graduate student in molecular microbiology and microbial pathogenesis at Washington University, was excited to be asked to teach a discussion section about four years ago. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022"
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"noun"
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": an order of Arachnida including minute arthropods with a whiplash at the tip of the abdomen":[]
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"An ideal balance of soft and firm, this pillow is filled with a blend of memory foam pieces and microfiber clusters that feel surprisingly supportive and plush at the same time. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Our testers found that the NovForth towel dried quickly and easily, thanks to its microfiber construction. \u2014 Barbara Bellesi Zito, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
"The cabin is enhanced with suede microfiber accents throughout, and contrasting Torch Red seatbelts are on the options list. \u2014 Michael Harley, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"This bedding bundle includes a fitted sheet, two pillowcases, a duvet insert (filled with your choice between European white down or hypoallergenic microfiber fill), a duvet cover, and two supportive pillows (choose your fill and density). \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022",
"While a dry microfiber cloth can't disinfect an LCD screen, using one to wipe down your screen won't put it in danger of the permanent damage that cleaners could pose and can remove some germs. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Then rinse off using a microfiber towel or splashing water on your face. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The sheets are woven from high-quality, double-brushed microfiber yarns, crafting a material that's plenty breathable, cooling, and extra soft. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"This ultra-soft microfiber blanket is lightweight yet super warm. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Feb. 2022"
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a widely distributed genus of large simple ascidians including a Mediterranean form ( M. sulcatus ) that is sometimes used for food in southern Europe":[]
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"\u02ccm\u012b-kr\u0259-\u02c8f\u014d-t\u0259-\u02ccgraf",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dental microphotographs of all three animals did not display the telltale peaks and valleys found in regular bone-crushing predators, such as hyenas, according to the study, published April 19 in the journal Scientific Reports. \u2014 Jason Bittel, National Geographic , 19 Apr. 2017",
"Dental microphotographs of all three animals did not display the telltale peaks and valleys found in regular bone-crushing predators, such as hyenas, according to the study, published April 19 in the journal Scientific Reports. \u2014 Jason Bittel, National Geographic , 19 Apr. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Illuminating a cuprous oxide microcrystal excites its electrons, which join with copper ions to form regular copper atoms. \u2014 Leto Sapunar, Scientific American , 22 Feb. 2020"
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"\u02ccm\u012b-kr\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-s\u0259s",
"\u02ccm\u012b-kr\u014d-\u0259-\u02c8nal-\u0259-s\u0259s"
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"He micromanaged every detail of the budget.",
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"Many perfectionists micromanage and struggle to prioritize what matters, especially when feedback is interpreted as criticism. \u2014 Nuala Walsh, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Leaders who micromanage are perceived as erratic, obsessive and highly unproductive. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The tendency is especially prevalent in executives who want to micromanage their employees. \u2014 Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Brill said parents do not have a constitutional right to micromanage the operation of the schools. \u2014 Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online , 15 Apr. 2022",
"While leaders are right not to micromanage , being too hands-off can keep them from understanding their team. \u2014 Cheri Beranek, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Terrorism expert Peter Bergen wrote about bin Laden\u2019s attempts to micromanage the affairs of al-Qaeda from afar, his frustration with the group\u2019s sitting on the sidelines during the Arab Spring and the potent influence of his wives\u2019 advice. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"To establish trust at the outset, do not micromanage every little thing that is happening in the remote work setting. \u2014 Beth Worthy, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Most managers who micromanage express that the best way to ensure success is to take control. \u2014 Mark Samuel, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021"
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"The key to that wibble-wobble texture (think silken tofu) is using your microwave at around 500 watts \u2014 or half its power on a 1,000-watt machine. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
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"To determine if your polystyrene container is microwave safe look for a label on the container indicating so. \u2014 Caitlin Mclean, USA TODAY , 7 July 2022",
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"If the chips aren\u2019t melted, microwave at 15-second intervals, stirring after each time, until the chocolate is smooth. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Black Mirror episode where awful unctuously racist talk show host patiently cultivates a horrible audience for 30 years and then at the end convinces the worst 10% of men in America to microwave their own nuts. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The light from this epoch, now stretched to microwave wavelengths because of the universe\u2019s subsequent expansion, is detectable as the all-pervading cosmic microwave background. \u2014 Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American , 18 Apr. 2022"
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"Luckily, an average walk generates around 6 microwatts . \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 30 Jan. 2019",
"The current version requires 13 microwatts of power, which could potentially be provided by a voltaic cell\u2014developed by Nadeau\u2014that runs on acidic stomach juices. \u2014 Megan Molteni, WIRED , 24 May 2018",
"Typically, those applications require only several tens of microwatt -level power for several minutes, but commercial batteries or other energy harvesting technologies are too expensive and over-qualified. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 8 Aug. 2017",
"The entire system consumes about 15 kilowatts of power, while the quantum chip itself uses a fraction of a microwatt . \u2014 Cade Metz, WIRED , 28 Sep. 2015"
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"The nonprofit serves the city\u2019s refugee community and was awarded more than $183,000 for its microenterprise program, which provides refugees and immigrants with technical assistance to start or expand small businesses. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Sep. 2021",
"The city of Berkeley, which has its own health department, also voted to legalize microenterprise home kitchens but has yet to finalize a permitting process. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 July 2021",
"Establishing the microenterprise development program included in the former House omnibus bill would be a significant wealth-building opportunity for Minnesota's BIPOC communities and position the state as a leader. \u2014 Star Tribune , 31 May 2021",
"The city of Berkeley, which has its own health department, has voted to legalize microenterprise home kitchens but has yet to finalize a permitting process, and San Mateo County has passed a resolution in support of the idea. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 May 2021",
"Counties need to opt in and pass ordinances regulating microenterprise home kitchens. \u2014 Nick Sibilla, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
"The measure, California\u2019s AB626, allows for what are known as microenterprise food businesses, which Alameda County also made inroads toward legalizing yesterday. \u2014 Tilde Herrera, SFChronicle.com , 13 Oct. 2020",
"Currently, 60 microenterprise home kitchens are permitted in Riverside County. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com , 12 Oct. 2020",
"The microenterprise would be eligible for $10,000 or three times their monthly expenses, but the criteria is that the owner has to be a low-income person. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 16 Sep. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gr\u00f6blacher and his colleagues created microbeams of silicon, each 10 micrometers long and 1 by 0.25 micrometers in cross-section. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 25 June 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our understanding of the microflora of the gut is really in its infancy. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 19 Aug. 2021",
"Once the dairy proteins are created, they\u2019re filtered to remove the microflora . \u2014 Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com , 8 May 2020",
"Studies substantiate that overuse of chemical fertilisers to get high yield causes physical and chemical degradation of the soil by altering the natural microflora and increasing the alkalinity and salinity of the soil. \u2014 Basudev Mahapatra, Quartz India , 11 Feb. 2020",
"Most were run-of-the-mill microflora like those still found in most human mouths. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian , 17 Dec. 2019",
"Each human has their own microflora \u2014bacteria and other microorganisms that live on and in them. \u2014 Scientific American , 26 Aug. 2019",
"The microflora use fermentation to turn sugar into milk proteins that are identical to those from a cow. \u2014 Beth Kowitt, Fortune , 11 July 2019",
"Essentially, Perfect Day gives microflora \u2014 a specific type of fungi \u2014 a blueprint through biotechnology that allows it to ferment sugar and create whey and casein. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com , 11 July 2019",
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"He micromanaged every detail of the budget.",
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"Many perfectionists micromanage and struggle to prioritize what matters, especially when feedback is interpreted as criticism. \u2014 Nuala Walsh, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Leaders who micromanage are perceived as erratic, obsessive and highly unproductive. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The tendency is especially prevalent in executives who want to micromanage their employees. \u2014 Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Brill said parents do not have a constitutional right to micromanage the operation of the schools. \u2014 Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online , 15 Apr. 2022",
"While leaders are right not to micromanage , being too hands-off can keep them from understanding their team. \u2014 Cheri Beranek, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Terrorism expert Peter Bergen wrote about bin Laden\u2019s attempts to micromanage the affairs of al-Qaeda from afar, his frustration with the group\u2019s sitting on the sidelines during the Arab Spring and the potent influence of his wives\u2019 advice. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
"To establish trust at the outset, do not micromanage every little thing that is happening in the remote work setting. \u2014 Beth Worthy, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, adults receive two 30 microgram doses three weeks apart followed by a booster at least five months later. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"Pfizer had started its trial with two 10 microgram dose for children, which the company found wasn't effective enough for certain age groups and expects results from a third dose in the weeks ahead. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"But in the antibody realm, two doses of Pfizer\u2019s three- microgram dose, which is still in trials, fell short in the 2-to-4-year-old group, prompting the company to add a third shot for all kids younger than 5. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The second booster of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine would use the same, 30 microgram dose as the first three administered. \u2014 Stephanie Armour, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
"At first, clinicians tried the 10 microgram dose for the younger children but some experienced mild fever. \u2014 Terry Demio, The Enquirer , 11 Feb. 2022",
"In children under 5, Pfizer and BioNTech have been testing two shots of a three- microgram dose, a small fraction of the adult dose. \u2014 Laura Meckler, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The vaccine is already approved for emergency use in children between the ages of 5 and 11, who receive 10 microgram doses. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Perhaps the three- microgram dose was already producing some discomfort. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 21 Jan. 2022"
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"These molecules, when suspended in water, alternately float about as solitary units, interact with other molecules in the solution and assemble themselves into little bubbles called micelles , with heads pointing outward and tails tucked inside. \u2014 Ferris Jabr, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
"Some bacteria and viruses have lipid membranes that resemble double-layered micelles with two bands of hydrophobic tails sandwiched between two rings of hydrophilic heads. \u2014 Ferris Jabr, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
"These two textures work together cohesively, creating a silky lather of micelles and oil, which melt away the most stubborn makeup, without feeling too harsh on the skin. \u2014 Maya Allen, Marie Claire , 19 Feb. 2019",
"And on no-shower days, there are micelles in R + Co Spiritualized Dry Shampoo Mist. \u2014 Elizabeth Siegel, Allure , 16 May 2018",
"Simple Skincare\u2019s version skips strong surfactants for a combo of hydrating plant extracts and micelles (cleansing bubbles that attract dirt and oil without stripping skin). \u2014 Lauren Balsamo, Cosmopolitan , 22 Aug. 2017",
"In micelles , all the tails come together in the middle while the heads form a sphere on the outside, like a bouquet of lollipops with their sticks all tied together on the inside. \u2014 Jenna Gallegos, chicagotribune.com , 17 Aug. 2017"
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"Self-replicating micromachines (not discussed by Feynman) would unleash the magic of exponential growth, opening a new epoch in engineering. \u2014 Frank Wilczek, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2018"
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"The multiyear project will turn the Springfield fairgrounds\u2019 Gate 2 into a year-round destination for visiting a microform of the Mother Road in Illinois, from Chicago to the Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River in Madison. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 12 July 2021",
"The Apollo Prayer League finally had its day when Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell carried 100 microform Bibles to the surface of the moon and returned them to Earth. \u2014 Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED , 16 July 2019",
"When the Regenstein Library opened in the early 1970s, Gadke took over the microforms department. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 18 Mar. 2018",
"In the second half of the century, entire libraries were transferred to microform , spun on microfilm reels, or served on tiny microfiche platters, while the crumbling originals were thrown away or pulped. \u2014 Maria Bustillos, Longreads , 20 Feb. 2018",
"The quality of a microform reproduction depends on the actions of the technician who created it. \u2014 The Root , 19 May 2017",
"What Can Go Wrong With Record Images Microforms are reproductions of documents, recorded in miniature on film or paper. \u2014 The Root , 19 May 2017"
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"studying newspaper microfilms from the early 1900s",
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"Although the bureau was dismantled in 1872, the records were stored at the National Archives and put on microfilm in the 1970s. \u2014 Cathy Free, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"In the archives of the St. Louis Public Library, stored on microfilm , Grothaus found the Post-Dispatch TV listings for May 18. \u2014 Chris Pomorski, The New Republic , 23 June 2022",
"Farley found the name while looking through microfilm of old newspapers at the library. \u2014 Longreads , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Desperate to get the microfilm , Joey offers hundreds to find Skip, but Moe won\u2019t say. \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
"Unbeknownst to him, Skip has pilfered a piece of microfilm that contains a scientific formula. \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
"One hundred and fifty years later, the lessons learned from their destruction and recreation could prove crucial as property records are lost to deteriorating microfilm , floods or cyberattacks. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 3 Oct. 2021",
"The final rolls of microfilm are scanned as the church completes a major digitization effort that began more than 20 years ago. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Over the years, library technology for the catalog evolved from 3-by-5 cards to microfilm and finally to the internet in the 1980s. \u2014 Kelly Smith, Star Tribune , 31 May 2021",
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"His team quickly microfilmed the material and sent it to the front, where Allied artillery units could immediately use it to improve their targeting. \u2014 Greg Miller, Smithsonian , 23 Oct. 2019",
"Absent that microfilmed archive, maybe Donald Trump could have kept insinuating that Barack Obama had in fact been born in Kenya, and granting sufficient political corruption, that lie might at some later date have become official history. \u2014 Maria Bustillos, Longreads , 20 Feb. 2018",
"In 2015, the museum partnered with FamilySearch.org, the non-profit leg of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, to index two million microfilmed Freedmen\u2019s Bureau names. \u2014 Allison Keyes, Smithsonian , 8 Feb. 2018"
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"Leonor Michaelis \u20201949 American biochemist":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Scientists think the fungus enters the orchid seed through a very small opening in the seed wall called a micropyle . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2021"
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"French, from micr- + Greek pyl\u0113 gate":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Forty NCAA Division 1 football athletes were monitored for 13, sixty minute games using a wearable microsensor under their shoulder pads. \u2014 NOLA.com , 27 Oct. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The microclimate is characterized by significant diurnal range, warm summers and cold winters. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Slip down natural water slides, view the deepest gorge in Pennsylvania from Baughman Rocks, and explore rare plants and fossils on the Ferncliff Peninsula, which has a distinctly mild and humid microclimate . \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 6 June 2019",
"This design effect produces oxygen and filters both dust and carbon dioxide, creating a microclimate within the home. \u2014 Michaela Trimble, Vogue , 12 May 2022",
"They are characterized by a temperate microclimate , protected from either spring frosts, summer heat waves and large concentrations of humidity thanks to the constant air flow that characterizes it. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"My apartment is its own microclimate \u2014 absolutely frigid all morning no matter the weather, which makes walking outside feel like being born directly on the sun. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The refuge's year-round water and riparian vegetation create a hospitable microclimate in an area that typically has low rainfall and temperatures exceeding 100 degrees, per the IBA. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Understand what your weather is, what your microclimate is, all those things. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
"For a tiny region, Bolgheri has a surprisingly aristocratic provenance and a unique microclimate that brings out the best of the fruit. \u2014 Mike Desimone, Robb Report , 12 Dec. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But these signals are on the order of microvolts , and most prosthetics have trouble distinguishing something so faint. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, Scientific American , 2 June 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cloud thickening and thinning, though taking place on more regional scales, rely altering the microphysics of clouds, long the wild card of climate change projections. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Very little is known about reentry dust production, the microphysics of the particles and how reentry dust could affect climate and ozone. \u2014 Martin N. Ross, Scientific American , 6 Nov. 2020"
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"The Microloan Modernization Act reforms the U.S. Small Business Administration\u2019s Microloan program to increase the amount of money nonprofit intermediary groups can borrow from $5 million to $6 million. \u2014 Steven Lemongello, OrlandoSentinel.com , 25 July 2017",
"Shankar\u2019s group offered to help other agencies with similar tweaks, to facilitate microloans to farmers, or to reduce the overprescribing of antipsychotics and other drugs by Medicare providers. \u2014 Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2017"
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"Instead of a rubber bulb at the end that is squeezed and released to suck up liquid, pipette tips attach to a micropipette apparatus that the scientist can set to pick up a specific volume of liquid, usually measured in microliters. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Apr. 2021",
"The requirements of embryo injection are minimal: a microinjector, micropipette , and microscope. \u2014 Josiah Zayner, STAT , 2 Jan. 2020",
"Using the bacterial quirk that is Crispr, scientists have essentially given anyone with a micropipette and an internet connection the power to manipulate the genetic code of any living thing. \u2014 Wired , 4 Oct. 2019"
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"But this doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that lunar regolith can\u2019t be made into a viable soil by adding extra nutrients or composting crops to foster microbe growth. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
"This week in 1906, pathologist Howard T. Ricketts discovered that Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by an unusual microbe spread by ticks. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The team\u2019s paper, published in 2018, provided proof of principle that a microbe could be engineered to make carminic acid. \u2014 Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The microbe harbored a pair of enzymes that, together, could cleave the molecular bonds that hold together PET. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Some could stop tethering to the microbe entirely, while others might slip on and off the pathogen as if slicked with heavy palm sweat. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The process at its most basic starts with the microbe known as koji (Aspergillus oryzae), which breaks down the starch of special sake rice into sugar. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2022",
"In the ancestral virus, those mutations would have interfered with the microbe \u2019s ability to initiate an infection. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 4 Apr. 2022",
"According to Harvard Medical School, our gut microbe metabolites also influence other factors closely related to cardiovascular risks, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. \u2014 Aaraf Adam, Essence , 20 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The research involved whether a vaginal microbicide was useful against AIDS, which was rampant in South Africa. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, New York Times , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Another ingredient, the microbicide nonoxynol-9, has also been found to disrupt the balance of vaginal flora. \u2014 Sofia Barrett-ibarria, Allure , 21 Sep. 2018",
"Today, other types of microbicides are being developed such as a vaginal ring that emits a very different anti-HIV drug. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 June 2017"
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"The impetus for that goal came not from the food and beverage business or the packaging world, but from the microchip industry. \u2014 Jim Vinoski, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"Lost Pet Alert, spreading the word on Facebook or Nextdoor or taking it to a vet clinic to be scanned for a microchip . \u2014 Cate Charron, The Indianapolis Star , 5 Feb. 2022",
"The volunteer brought the feline to be checked for a microchip and discovered a chip loaded with the contact info for Fergus' owner, Fiona Mutter. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"The most complex microfossil consists of a stem with parallel branches on one side that is nearly a centimeter long. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The scientists discovered the cave while searching for microfossils to buttress their then-radical theory that microbial life flourished on land more than a billion years ago. \u2014 Peter Byrne, Quanta Magazine , 24 Apr. 2014",
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"Manufacturing large microelectrode arrays can be very complex and costly, Zeck says, but making large sheets of graphene could be more practical. \u2014 Karmela Padavic-callaghan, Wired , 12 July 2021",
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"However, Davis said there is no test or microscopic examination that can determine with scientific certainty that a baby was born alive. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
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"The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the United plane's engine failure but has said that microscopic examination supports early suspicions that wear and tear caused a fan blade to snap inside the engine. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2021",
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"The school, named for a local politician, is what the French call a lyc\u00e9e polyvalent, offering general academic study as well as training in areas like machining, microtechnology , jewelry making and horology. \u2014 Vivian Morelli, New York Times , 19 Feb. 2020",
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"Sean McDonnell reports that the college began offering courses in microelectronics manufacturing in 2013 and offers certifications, associate\u2019s and bachelor\u2019s degrees in the field. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"The new rules cover microelectronics , telecommunications devices, sensors, avionics, navigation and marine equipment, the department said. \u2014 Will Knight, Wired , 24 Feb. 2022",
"For cost-reduction purposes, overt the past decade or more, the production of semiconductors and microelectronics has moved offshore, and supply chains have become more global. \u2014 Richard Howells, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Portland Community College\u2019s microelectronics graduates typically earn a starting salary around $60,000 after completing the two-year program, according to Kirchner. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Oct. 2021",
"The export controls of microelectronics under consideration by the U.S. would be implemented through a powerful policy tool known as the Foreign Direct Product Rule, which the Trump administration used to cripple China\u2019s Huawei. \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"The gut microbiota is the community of microorganisms that live in the gastrointestinal tract. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Yet, these types of studies cannot prove the gut microbiota directly modifies aerobic fitness. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 11 Sep. 2020",
"The gut is packed with microbiota that either need to be fed to grow and strengthen, or need to be deprived in order to weaken. \u2014 Pamela Nisevich Bede, Outside Online , 26 Mar. 2020",
"One issue that scientists are grappling with is exactly where this extra microbiota diversity comes from. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 11 Sep. 2020",
"In other words, their gut microbiota could simply be a byproduct of their lifestyle. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 11 Sep. 2020",
"Navedo and his students cast cannon nets over the birds and catch 30 to 40 of them at a time to sample their gut microbiota . \u2014 Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Studies show that the microbiota of obese people differs from that of lean individuals. \u2014 Robert J. Davis, Time , 24 Sep. 2021",
"One possible explanation for this, proposed by Dr. Martin Blaser, an eminent infectious diseases specialist at Rutgers, is that widespread use of antibiotics has damaged particular bacterial species of our ancestral microbiota . \u2014 Jerome Groopman, The New York Review of Books , 21 Mar. 2019"
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"But this doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that lunar regolith can\u2019t be made into a viable soil by adding extra nutrients or composting crops to foster microbe growth. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
"This week in 1906, pathologist Howard T. Ricketts discovered that Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by an unusual microbe spread by ticks. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The team\u2019s paper, published in 2018, provided proof of principle that a microbe could be engineered to make carminic acid. \u2014 Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The microbe harbored a pair of enzymes that, together, could cleave the molecular bonds that hold together PET. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Some could stop tethering to the microbe entirely, while others might slip on and off the pathogen as if slicked with heavy palm sweat. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 2 Dec. 2021",
"The process at its most basic starts with the microbe known as koji (Aspergillus oryzae), which breaks down the starch of special sake rice into sugar. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2022",
"In the ancestral virus, those mutations would have interfered with the microbe \u2019s ability to initiate an infection. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"To get the award-winning shot, Weston used a 1970s microscope and created a saline solution to hold the microfauna . \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Aug. 2021"
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"White Lucent Anti-Dark Circles Eye Cream from Shiseido is dermatologist- and ophthalmologist-tested, and its formulation brightens the skin around the eyes by working on microcirculation and pigmentation to diminish unsightly dark circles. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Without healthy circulation and microcirculation , the skin, like any other organ, doesn\u2019t function as well. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2021",
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"True Leaf Market has non-GMO seed packets and kits to grow microgreens , wheatgrass and an indoor herb garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2020",
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"Outside of meat, Arcadia Meat Market carries bread from Proof bakery in Mesa, produce and microgreens from Steadfast Farm and Arizona Microgreens, Sonoran Pasta and other goods. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral , 1 Apr. 2020",
"How many Tex-Mex cafes need a line item on the budget for microgreens and edible flowers? \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Farms with a single crop meant for use in restaurants, like microgreens or edible flowers, face disaster, while those with diverse offerings (and especially root vegetables) have become bulwarks of the social order. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2020",
"Faye Resnick pops microgreens in her mouth like that gif of Michael Jackson eating popcorn. \u2014 EW.com , 30 Apr. 2020",
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"Next, Barsody plans to recruit another colleague, ophthalmologist Eric Ledbetter, to extract DNA from the mummy\u2019s surviving soft tissue through endoscopic microsurgery . \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 May 2022",
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"Says Dr Jonquille Chantrey, who specializes extensively in aesthetic medical procedures and founded \u00d8NE aesthetic studi\u00f8 with over 10 years of plastic and cosmetic surgery experience in microsurgery , breast, facial surgery and burns reconstruction. \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
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"Scientists analyzed one of the beads in 2013 and found that its microstructure and composition were very similar to that of an iron meteorite. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 23 Feb. 2022",
"To take a closer look at the tomb mortar's microstructure , Jackson teamed up with MIT colleagues Linda Seymour and Admir Masic, as well as Lawrence Berkeley Lab's Nobumichi Tamura. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Enlarge / Artist's representation of the microstructure of Velcro. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Microgravity changes to the microstructure of the brain have also been reported, including changes to the structural connectivity of the networks of neurons. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021",
"Maureen O\u2019Hara, a finance professor at Cornell, expert on stock market microstructure and an author of a book on Wall Street ethics, cautiously agrees. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 9 Mar. 2021",
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"The membrane buttons have been replaced with professional-grade microswitch buttons and a mechanically-clicky D-pad. \u2014 Anthony Karcz, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
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"In a similar vein, the ceiling is lined with Majilite Nytek vinyl, a porous material that breathes by transmitting moisture vapor through billions of tiny micropores . \u2014 Megan Barber, Curbed , 6 Apr. 2018",
"As expected, the acid dissolved the calcite, leaving nothing but a weakened black sponge full of micropores . \u2014 Laura G. Shields, Science | AAAS , 12 Dec. 2017"
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"The team then used a technique called micromorphology , in which one excavates each block in tiny layers or sheets. \u2014 Sarah Wild, Scientific American , 22 June 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The county just south of Wisconsin Dells that includes Baraboo is considered micropolitan by the WRA. \u2014 Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 July 2021",
"If the standard were to change, these 144 places would be labeled micropolitan while maintaining many characteristics currently considered metropolitan. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 23 June 2021",
"As the largest micropolitan area in the state, Mankato would have an unfair advantage against other small cities, Vogel said. \u2014 John Reinan, Star Tribune , 5 June 2021",
"In a separate letter to the Office of Management and Budget, Hoeven said the proposal also would hurt micropolitan areas that were on the cusp of becoming metro areas. \u2014 Mike Schneider, ajc , 16 Mar. 2021",
"Doing so would reclassify more than a third of the current 392 metro areas as micropolitan statistical areas. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Star Tribune , 16 Mar. 2021",
"Doing so would reclassify more than a third of the current 392 metro areas as micropolitan statistical areas. \u2014 Mike Schneider, ajc , 16 Mar. 2021",
"Areas with populations between 10,000 and 49,999 would continue to qualify as micropolitan . \u2014 al , 7 Mar. 2021",
"The Beaver Dam micropolitan area topped The New York Times' list of fastest-growing outbreaks among metro and micro areas. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Oct. 2020"
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"Shooter Alessandra Perilli \u2014 one of just five Sammarinese athletes at the Olympics \u2014 is the new hero of the microstate , which has a population of 34,000, after winning a bronze medal in the women's trap. \u2014 Helen Regan, Aditi Sangal And Adam Renton, CNN , 30 July 2021",
"Why is Flo Rida at Eurovision, representing a tiny, eight-mile long microstate in Italy's Apennine Mountains? \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 21 May 2021",
"Epic Andorra is giving outdoor enthusiasts a new way to appreciate the microstate . \u2014 T+l Editors, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2021",
"The competition featured an unlikely appearance from American rapper Flo Rida, who arrived for a guest verse on the song by tiny microstate San Marino. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 23 May 2021",
"What started as a haven for Christians escaping persecution by the Roman Empire eventually became an assiduously neutral microstate . \u2014 New York Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
"The fact that Belgium, led by Sophie Wilm\u00e8s, was notching up the world\u2019s highest rate of Covid-19 deaths per million population for any country (other than a microstate in northern Italy). \u2014 Hilda Bastian, Wired , 1 July 2020",
"In 1995, Stephen Boland sat in his government office while working as the macroeconomic planner for the Pacific microstate of Tuvalu when the fax machine whirred to life. \u2014 Alexander Lee, Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2019",
"But wiring up a rich microstate like Singapore or San Marino is a doddle compared with doing the same in sparsely populated Scotland. \u2014 The Economist , 21 Nov. 2019"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-104426"
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"definitions":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"New Paranthropus robustus fossils from South Africa show microevolution within a single species. \u2014 Briana Pobiner And Ryan Mcrae, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Dec. 2021",
"The differences between fossils at the two sites highlight microevolution within this Paranthropus lineage. \u2014 Briana Pobiner And Ryan Mcrae, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Dec. 2021",
"This find is the first evidence of microevolution \u2014the changes within a population of one species over time\u2014in early hominids, reports the Australian Associated Press. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Nov. 2020",
"Some of these teachers might even introduce evolutionary ideas such as natural selection and microevolution . \u2014 Olga Khazan, The Atlantic , 19 Sep. 2019",
"Rather, Abzhanov showed that the same forces that shape microevolution \u2014 minor alterations within species \u2014 also drive macroevolution, the evolution of whole new features and new groups of species. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 June 2015",
"To get samples from other species, Dr. Carlton has enlisted the aid of a Fordham University biologist, Jason Munshi-South, who studies the travel patterns and microevolution of rodents in the city. \u2014 Andy Newman, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2017"
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"\u02ccm\u012b-k\u0259-\u02c8lan-j\u0259-\u02ccl\u014d",
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"Jules 1798\u20131874 French historian":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bossavy uses micropuncture \u2014 a similar approach using her tool \u2014 to support the repair process and offset the tear in the skin fibers. \u2014 Meirav Devash, Allure , 1 Nov. 2017"
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