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extensive

[ik-sten-siv] / ɪkˈstɛn sɪv /


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The study included experiments in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, investigations using human cell cultures, and analysis of extensive clinical datasets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Images showed extensive damage, including collapsed buildings, in the city of General Santos, the town closest to the epicenter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He is a student in a lifelong learning program at UCLA; he takes extensive notes in notebooks and in the margins of his many books.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Today, Realtor.com estimates the property is worth well above $13.4 million—and that’s without the inclusion of Williams’ extensive updates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

When two males are contesting the alpha position, they usually do so by forming extensive coalitions of supporters, both male and female, from within the group.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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