cleavage
Example Sentences
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“It created a cleavage with the United States that was really necessary.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
“Although race is often cited as the central cleavage in America, the single most powerful predictor of voting intention is religion,” the Economist noted.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
The cleavage of SREBP-1c occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum, with the rhomboid protease RHBDL4, located in the ER membrane, identified as a new cleavage enzyme for SREBP-1c.
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2024
Going after its leaders would risk a major cleavage.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023
She had memorized a phrase: cleavage; epiboly, and organogenesis.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing cleavage
Earth Science - Middle School
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