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extensive

[ik-sten-siv] / ɪkˈstɛn sɪv /


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Rather than seeing neurotransmitter release confined to one channel, they observed broad, cloud like patterns of activity, revealing extensive communication between different bipolar cell types.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

There are no trained actors in the film, the young men on screen were found through extensive street casting around Medellín, and their performances reflect a combination of their lived experiences and scripted material.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Szal, who wrote a book called “The Autoimmune Cure,” said that the condition “can remain asymptomatic for years and is notoriously difficult to catch even with extensive blood work.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

But "AI adoption by terrorist groups has been much faster, more extensive and more systematic than we thought," Antonia Juelich, the author of the study, said in an interview with AFP on Monday.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

I ask Kelton, hoping that his extensive knowledge of useless military factoids will come in handy.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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