cleavage

Example Sentences

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“It created a cleavage with the United States that was really necessary.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“Although race is often cited as the central cleavage in America, the single most powerful predictor of voting intention is religion,” the Economist noted.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

In the livers of mice deficient in the RHBDL4 gene and fed a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet, the activation of SREBP-1c cleavage was suppressed.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2024

Going after its leaders would risk a major cleavage.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023

She had memorized a phrase: cleavage; epiboly, and organogenesis.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry