conditioned
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“A ringing phone now reads as an emergency, and most of us have been conditioned to meet surprise with a small spike of alarm.”
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
"We further found that conditioned medium from butyrate-treated IECs strongly induced IL-10-producing CD4+ T-cells in both mouse and human T-cell culture systems," Yu said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
We’re being conditioned to think there’s always a better team, situation, schedule, stick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
If venues are air conditioned, are FIFA’s hydration breaks necessary?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Indifference to one’s neighbor and his troubles is a conditioned reflex in life in New York as it is in other big cities.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
