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[kon-tekst] / ˈkɒn tɛkst /


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“That really depends heavily on the context in which the shock occurs.”

From The Wall Street Journal

By combining genomic data with fossil evidence, the researchers reconstructed both the timeline and environmental context of squid and cuttlefish evolution.

From Science Daily

It said work to expand the screening programme "is ongoing but must be viewed within the context of wider financial and capacity challenges within the supporting services".

From BBC

Robyn waits long enough between albums—anywhere from five to eight years is typical—that each lands in an entirely new cultural context.

From The Wall Street Journal

Years later, as a documentary filmmaker, Sadia traveled to India and Pakistan, pursuing the surviving remnants—crumbling synagogues, documents, old pieces of furniture—that could give context to her grandmother’s tales.

From The Wall Street Journal