clump
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The different theories provide different answers for how dark matter should clump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
While all these theories successfully describe the large-scale clumping scientists can measure, they disagree over how dark matter should clump on smaller scales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
I take off my coat, swing it at the weeds, swatting the clump until it stops burning.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
He’s lost weight and his hair falls out in clumps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
So-called “dark matter” clumps around galaxies and snakes throughout space in long tendrils.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a lab for a record seven years aged similarly to those inside our heads, suggesting they "recorded the passage of time," scientists said Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
These features are actually compact clumps of dust that have managed to withstand radiation from the stellar core.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Clara made her way back up to their apartments, only to find Molly leaning against the wall, surrounded by clumps of feathers.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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
Water quickly overwhelmed the beachside bar where she works - the Bridge Tender Inn Dockside & Tiki Bar - with waves splashing the sign and chunks of seaweed clumped near tables.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by the deposition of clumped proteins in the brain and progressive neuronal cell death.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
I listened with envy as his boots shuffled up the stairs and clumped into his chamber.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
"There are different tribes of people in every age group, but when you get older, people start clumping you together with other stereotypes," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
By looking at how dark matter’s gravity bends the light of galaxies, Roman will be able to measure this clumping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
While all these theories successfully describe the large-scale clumping scientists can measure, they disagree over how dark matter should clump on smaller scales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
This breakdown is driven by biological activity, including predation, clumping of particles, and microbial respiration.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026
Outside on Tremont Street he could hear the clumping of army boots.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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