malleable
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“The microbiome is malleable and early in life is when it gets set up,” said Justin Sonnenburg, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University, who has led several studies on the infant microbiome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
What about the ecosystem or nervous system of Los Angeles is baiting jazz music out from its malleable shadow into a renewed prominence and even granting it rank in the clout economy?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
But they’re also malleable; there’s no telling what might affect them, or what a child might carry with them throughout their life.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025
“There are no harmless, compassionate ways to remake yourself,” says the malleable protagonist of Bharati Mukherjee’s novel “Jasmine.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
He had been squeezing it in his hand until it was soft and malleable.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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