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sequence

[see-kwuhns] / ˈsi kwəns /


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An opening sequence in a bank lobby introduces Statham’s Cole as having hyper-sensory awareness of sight and sound.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Where “Jurassic World” balked at doubling down on its single cruel sequence, “The End of Oak Street” has at least 10 stomach-dropping thrills.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

One wonderfully executed sequence, in which Jonathan’s aunt calmly utters uncomfortable truths to the hypocritical and insensitive diners around her, is shocking and hilarious.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The Danuri team in turn sent their coordinates to NASA's LRO team to help refine their follow-up imaging sequence.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Some kind of action where there’s a scene of the crime, a sequence of events with anomalies or gaps you can see, and empirical proof laid out on a white-clothed table.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

One of the more acutely affecting sequences involves the parents letting Dovilė know that they’re splitting up.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

In genetic engineering, researchers cut DNA at carefully chosen locations and connect those pieces with other DNA sequences.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Those sequences also land comedically because you’re teamed with deadpan-bordering-on-catatonic agent J.K.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The many dance sequences, choreographed by Eric Sean Fogel, were excellent.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

At first glance, the conditions that govern sequences of tenses seem daunting.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Unlike traditional posthumous albums that stitch together loose verses, “Prolific” was recorded and sequenced nearly two years before Hussle’s death.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Prof Maggs needed to grow the seaweed big enough to be DNA sequenced.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The team sequenced the genomes of four parent-offspring trios and counted the new mutations that appeared.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

In Konik’s view, the announcement signals that the restructuring is progressing “on a thoughtful, sequenced basis under Hill, with the right operators being installed at the right time.”

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

Similar to other sequenced learning approaches, such as Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development or scaffolding, Gordon’s approach relies on a gradual increase in skill level difficulty as the student progresses.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

While the cases are spread out, scientists used a type of comprehensive genetic fingerprinting called whole-genome sequencing, which revealed the bugs involved are all closely related.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Researchers from the University of Liverpool's Mass Spectrometry Research Group conducted protein sequencing and mass spectrometry tests.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

To overcome this problem, the team built on past work and developed a way to remove much of the unwanted background DNA before sequencing begins.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

They questioned whether all small arms would be decommissioned and the sequencing of the plan.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

“So, in the event of a self-destruct initiation, the only way to stop the sequencing is by making and uploading a full PowerPoint presentation? “

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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