intercalate

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“The messenger RNA from the vaccine does not form a triple helix, and it certainly doesn’t intercalate with the DNA to form a triple helix in any way,” Kuritzkes said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2022

As this lunar year, like that of the Greeks, was shorter than the solar year, it had been necessary to intercalate an additional month, of varying length, in every alternate year.

From Early European History by Webster, Hutton

Perhaps here would be a fit place to intercalate a description of the native youth whose name forms the title-page to this strange historical romance.

From My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)

Or yet again she'd intercalate a touch, An episode or version.

From Toward the Gulf by Masters, Edgar Lee

To prevent this it was customary at regular intervals to intercalate days or months.

From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George