cell
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In the 1980s, freezes ruptured oranges’ cell membranes and turned new growth black.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some of the cell types most sensitive to aging were concentrated around the hypothalamus's third ventricle, a fluid-filled cavity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
On that winter morning at the Red Rock Correctional Center in Lawton, Oklahoma, Walters was exiting his cell pod when guard Ronnie Sloan approached to deliver the unexpected message.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Another survivor told the state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, at his residence that their cell was overcrowded and they were ordered to stand so they could fit.
From Barron's
The cell was deep and narrow, scarcely wider than the door.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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The airship’s 242 tons were lifted by more than 7 million cubic feet of hydrogen, held in 16 large fabric bags, or cells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
One of the main ways the body eliminates unwanted cells is through apoptosis, a carefully controlled form of cellular "suicide."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Yet exactly how cells manage to trigger such dramatic regrowth has remained a mystery.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
This suggested that the change was specific to particular cells rather than a uniform loss across the region.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Two centuries later, his "cells" turned out to be the fundamental unit of all life.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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