clump
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Nearby, a group of men sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle, shielding their eyes from errant flakes as one of them hammered chunks off a large clump of gum.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
"It is a pretty-looking thing," he concedes, plucking fragments off a clump torn from a carpet of green moss.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Add more pasta water as needed — the sauce should lightly coat, not clump.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
"The required plasma clump is consistent with CMEs launched by the Sun and other stars in the Milky Way."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026
When we had got some little distance away, we went into a clump of trees, and struck a match, and looked at the child’s throat.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Marine snow is made up of tiny clumps of dead algae, microbes, and other organic material drifting through the ocean.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
In one study, currently under peer review, we found that clumps of imprints behave just like dark matter, an unknown substance that makes up most of the matter in the universe.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
The team also discovered that protein clumps commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease, including amyloid-beta and alpha-synuclein, can trigger the S-nitrosylation of STING.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
In recent weeks, clumps of ships, some of them the world’s largest tankers laden with oil and liquefied natural gas, have traversed the dangerous crossing, creating a tiny relief valve for the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
My job was to follow in his tracks, take shovelfuls of loose dirt and rocks and clumps of old crabgrass, toss everything into piles on my right.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
If damaged proteins have already clumped together, another process becomes important.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
Shortly after, as the clock ticked, Smith clumped an ugly flat kick out on the full as he looked for Roebuck on a low-percentage play.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
It didn’t matter if the steps were spread out over multiple sessions or clumped together in long walks, researchers told Barron’s.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025
Unlike the previous two approvals, this new therapeutic, named donanemab, targets amyloid beta only at a later stage when it has clumped together to form plaques.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2025
I suddenly see vines and lush plants clumped together, and the air is pungent with the smell of life.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Every neuron contains Tau, but in Alzheimer's disease the protein begins clumping into large, sticky tangles that interfere with the cell's internal transport system before eventually killing the neuron.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
There, it can alter the neuroimmune system, which in turn triggers changes implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s, including inflammation and amyloid beta and tau clumping.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2025
Antiplatelet drugs are medicines used to prevent strokes and stop platelets from clumping together.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
Mostly they move in loose unison: sinking, crouching, clumping; stumbling, circling, fleeing with nowhere to go.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Two men were clumping down the stairs and into the dining room carrying something between them.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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