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cleavage

[klee-vij] / ˈkli vɪdʒ /


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The researchers then narrowed the search to genes that produce proteins secreted outside the cell, a common feature of hormones, and that contained at least four possible cleavage sites.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

The team then narrowed their focus to proteins that are secreted outside cells, a key feature of hormones, and that contain multiple potential cleavage points.

From Science Daily Apr. 12, 2026

“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

She had memorized a phrase: cleavage; epiboly, and organogenesis.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

“There are toxic cleavages and an incipient social fragmentation that can easily turn into instability.”

From BBC Jun. 19, 2024

Second, there's the depolarization variety , which seeks to dismantle the cleavages that result from an oversimplified politics of "us versus them," and actively seeks to create social and political action amenable to pluralist democracy.

From Salon Apr. 3, 2022

Pop music has always gone hand in hand with strong opinions and heated debates — including the kinds of generational cleavages that inspire finger-wagging lectures.

From New York Times Apr. 22, 2021

It accelerated with the Vietnam War, which Peters saw as creating class cleavages between those who fought and those who didn’t.

From Washington Post May 4, 2017

For better or for worse, old animosities and party cleavages have given way to unforeseen combinations.

From G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study by Julius West




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