intact
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Example Sentences
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Let it come together for a few minutes, then blend part of it—just enough to thicken the base while leaving some beans intact.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Raw, or unpasteurized, dairy has not undergone the heating process that kills harmful bacteria while leaving nutrients largely intact.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Second, as noted before, the regime is very much intact, even if the original leaders are not.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
As a result, groups of genes remain linked and are passed down intact from one generation to the next.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
When another sugar, such as glucose, was present, the lock remained intact, and no lactose-digesting genes were allowed to be activated.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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