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gel

[jel] / dʒɛl /












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Carter, who left in 2024, said it can take five years for a new school’s approach to gel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Testosterone therapy can be delivered through the application of a daily gel, weekly home injections, twice-a-day pills or an implanted pellet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

They said a variety of deterrents, including spikes and vapour-releasing gel pods to discourage roosting, were used as a first port of call.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

After the gel is placed on a tooth, it forms a thin but durable coating that penetrates the tooth's surface and fills small cracks, pores, and other damaged areas.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

I take three steps into the gel and look back.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Different gels and drinks will be offered to different players.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

“These consumers are saying, ‘I don’t really like buying laundry detergent and shower gels, they’re not terribly exciting.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

Currently there are no hormonal contraceptives for men although some gels and pills are being tested.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

Many common whitening products rely on peroxide-based bleaching found in strips, gels, and mouth rinses.

From Science Daily Mar. 23, 2026

“They’ll also have energy gels for you at the water stops,” he told me.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

Russell admitted that the "pace was really, really poor on my side", and that he has never gelled with the Miami circuit and its low-grip surface and slow corners.

From BBC May 3, 2026

Flint often gelled his hair into the shape of two devil horns, of which a silhouette is etched into the backrest of the bench.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

But when she arrives at Iona’s apartment, Andie is shocked to see that a coiffed perm, light makeup, a sensible suit and a string of pearls have replaced her friend’s beehives and gelled spikes.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2026

After treatment with dancing molecules, the gelled nanofiber scaffold reduced inflammation, shrank glial scarring, stimulated neurite extension, and encouraged neurons to grow in organized patterns.

From Science Daily Feb. 16, 2026

A paperboy cap sat on his hair, which he’d gelled into a tall tower sticking straight up off his head.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

Many vegan meat alternatives also use gelling agents that bind water and fat.

From Salon Nov. 25, 2024

A theme of Rangers' pre- and early season matches has been one of a team still gelling.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2023

But seaweed-derived gelling agents such as carrageenan and agar, Dr. Gravelle added, don’t offer the same luxe texture and broad spectrum of uses as their animal-derived counterparts.

From New York Times Aug. 2, 2022

A palpable sense of optimism might finally be taking root on a team that showed distinct signs of gelling following a year of upheaval and overhaul.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2022

A method according to claim 1 wherein said gel 60 consists essentially of 1,2-butylene oxide and a gelling agent selected from the group consisting of SiO2, particulate carbon and aluminum octoate.

From U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive October 6, 1981. by Bertram O. Stull




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