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genesis

[jen-uh-sis] / ˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /


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James Whale’s 1935 freakquel, “Bride of Frankenstein,” imagined the companion briefly alive, sporting a white-streaked, electric-shocked bouffant before being killed by the Monster moments after her genesis.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Sustaining the momentum for disarmament, Reykjavik was the genesis of several crucial treaties that did indeed reduce nuclear weapons stockpiles.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

The project’s genesis as an excavation of found material hints at concepts having to do with forgotten technology and lost futures, yet the emotional appeal of the music is palpable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Which brings us to the messy genesis of this saga, at B-Team Prime Minister's Question Time on Wednesday lunchtime.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Organs and organisms might behave according to the laws of physics and chemistry—but the genesis of life itself could never be understood through these laws.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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