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clump

[kluhmp] / klʌmp /




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While all these theories successfully describe the large-scale clumping scientists can measure, they disagree over how dark matter should clump on smaller scales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

They found that forcing proteins inside neurons to clump together, a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases, can trigger this destructive process.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

Nearby, a group of men sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle, shielding their eyes from errant flakes as one of them hammered chunks off a large clump of gum.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

"It is a pretty-looking thing," he concedes, plucking fragments off a clump torn from a carpet of green moss.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

As the clump of boys came nearer, Fadi recognized Masood, Zayd, Ravi, and Carlos, from World History and Civilizations class.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

He’s lost weight and his hair falls out in clumps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

So-called “dark matter” clumps around galaxies and snakes throughout space in long tendrils.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a lab for a record seven years aged similarly to those inside our heads, suggesting they "recorded the passage of time," scientists said Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

However, standard zinc oxide particles often gather into clumps.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

It swirled around the trees, too, and rose like steam from the glossy mud and clumps of reeds that stretched away on all sides.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

It didn’t matter if the steps were spread out over multiple sessions or clumped together in long walks, researchers told Barron’s.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025

Unlike the previous two approvals, this new therapeutic, named donanemab, targets amyloid beta only at a later stage when it has clumped together to form plaques.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2025

Water quickly overwhelmed the beachside bar where she works - the Bridge Tender Inn Dockside & Tiki Bar - with waves splashing the sign and chunks of seaweed clumped near tables.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024

Some stars are spread throughout the spiral arms, but others are clumped tightly together in star clusters.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024

The bear stared at Brutus for a while, then clumped up the road leading to Herbie Goldfarb’s redolent adobe shack.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Satellite imagery shows thunderstorms clumping together to form Tropical Storm Isaias.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"There are different tribes of people in every age group, but when you get older, people start clumping you together with other stereotypes," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

By looking at how dark matter’s gravity bends the light of galaxies, Roman will be able to measure this clumping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

While all these theories successfully describe the large-scale clumping scientists can measure, they disagree over how dark matter should clump on smaller scales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The creature came clumping into the cave and stood towering over the BFG.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl




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