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Dr. Anthony Letai, who became NCI director in September, said he wants to finance larger trials of vaccines that in smaller studies have shown potential to keep aggressive cancers at bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

He was born on May 23, 1986 in Oakland, California, across the bay from San Francisco.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

It is also a constant attempt to stay in control - and keep any threats or challenges at bay.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

In other words, nearly one in five people spending long hours stuck on a corridor, waiting room, or a bay, with no idea of when it was going to end.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

In 1973, a Turkish official made an exploratory dive to check out a report that sponge divers had brought handfuls of brilliantly colored glass from the bottom of a bay called Serçe Limani.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler