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active

[ak-tiv] / ˈæk tɪv /




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Researchers identified evidence that a protein and sugar-tagging pathway is excessively active in Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Active customers rose 3.6% to 21.5 million, while net sales per active customer increased 2.4% to $597.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

By comparison, CoreWeave has more than one gigawatt of power already active and is aiming for more than five gigawatts by 2030.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Its best player is Inter Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu, Turkey’s active leader in caps and goals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

I read on, past Mom’s chapter on anthocyanin pigments and active ion transport, past her talk of hybrids and fungus and moss.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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