in situ
Example Sentences
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According to the researchers, fire whirls can burn crude oil nearly twice as fast as traditional in situ fire pools.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
More recently, I tidied the home of a friend who was in the hospital, the pill bottles and crumpled blankets left in situ as evidence of someone else’s pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
"So we're going to blow it in situ."
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
As for the Mother Tree Project, it found that the more towering beauties left in situ, the better for all types of seedlings and plants in the test sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
In 1951, most doctors in the field believed that invasive carcinoma was deadly, and carcinoma in situ wasn’t.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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