cavity
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Sensors, for example, could be placed in the oral cavity for real-time monitoring, continuously tracking changes in the oral environment and watch for things like markers of inflammation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“She could be in a cavity, or gap — in an air bubble. It could be. Miracles do happen. One cannot lose hope.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
In a typical cavity QED setup, each atom has a ground state and an excited state separated by a specific energy difference.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026
A surgeon from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center removed her brain tumor and lined the cavity with the implants in late November 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Two great horned owl eggs lie in the cold snow-rimmed cavity in the broken top of the tree.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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Some create burrows in the ground, others use cavities in wood such as tree hollows or fallen branches, and some nest inside plant stems or small existing holes in twigs.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
After brain tumors are removed, a surgeon uses the tiles to line the walls of the empty cavities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Police used planes, drones and thermal scanners in the investigation, the latter used "to detect concealed spaces and hidden cavities," they said.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
But employees like Derek aren’t quite as generous with their diagnosis: “They are getting cavities in their brains.”
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2026
I had two cavities that were rotten to the gums.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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