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augmentation

[awg-men-tey-shuhn] / ˌɔg mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /


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In The Gambia, authorities have requested a 20 percent augmentation of their existing $172 million program, Kozack said, with a six-month extension and rephasing of access also in the cards.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

"But to truly unlock its potential, we need to better understand the right doses, long-term safety, and interindividual variability in response to NAD+ augmentation strategies."

From Science Daily Mar. 24, 2026

This expansion adds more than 60,000 square feet to the museum, greatly expanding its exhibition space—an augmentation that has been put to full use for this maximalist show.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

Last week, Carvalho announced an additional one-time augmentation of $50 million into the Black Student Achievement Plan, or BSAP, for the 2025-26 school year, bringing funding to $175 million.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2025

For a full minute, the class practiced rising and sitting in unison as she pressed the lever of her cricket and appraised the harmony of ebb and augmentation of her new charges.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Doctors say they’re fielding even more calls than usual to book appointments for face-lifts and breast augmentations during the winter months, as patients anticipate spring break, summer vacation, wedding season and the gala circuit.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

Cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick is equally interested in studying augmentations, going one step further than most.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

On the “have” list were three breast augmentations, rhinoplasty, Botox and filler.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2024

We are going to evolve with these new augmentations.

From Seattle Times Sep. 11, 2023

Further augmentations took place, consequent on the great extension of British supremacy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various




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