islet
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Along with another islet, Siri, "these islands have been fortified, turned into mini-fortresses with anti-ship missiles", Pierre Razoux from the France-based Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Along with another islet, Siri, "these islands have been fortified, turned into mini-fortresses with anti-ship missiles", Pierre Razoux from the France-based Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies told AFP recently.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
First, islet transplants depend on donor tissue, and there are not enough beta cells available.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
They then used a gentle pre-transplant preparation involving immune-targeting antibodies and low-dose radiation, followed by a transplant of blood stem cells and islet cells from an unrelated donor, to restore blood sugar control.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025
They bent over it, squinting at the islet.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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Iran claims three disputed islets -- Lesser Tunb, Greater Tunb and Abu Musa -- in the middle of the Gulf, which are also claimed by the United Arab Emirates.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Indonesia maintains it has no maritime disputes with China in the South China Sea, unlike other Asian nations, and does not contest ownership of reefs or islets there.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
According to Prakash there are a few key moments when Bombay really changed - in the 1830s and 40s, when reclamations and bunds joined the seven separate islets into a single island city.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
"In recent years, our method has proven to be a powerful research tool for monitoring the insulin-producing pancreatic islets during the development of type 2 diabetes," he says.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
By two in the morning, they were down far enough to see rocky islets below them.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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