marker

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Ideaya’s treatment targets an aggressive form of uveal melanoma that generally has a poor prognosis because it occurs in patients who lack the genetic marker to receive typical immunotherapy.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

They instead act as a wall to bounce the ball off to nearby team-mates, who have lost their marker and can play forward under less pressure.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The cease-fire reached between the U.S. and Iran on Tuesday night offer a marker to show what has, and what has not, shifted in global financial markets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The cease-fire reached between the U.S. and Iran on Tuesday night presents a marker showing how things have shifted in global financial markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

There were several more trips out to sea, but almost none without something going wrong, and once, not following the channel marker buoys, the Warden ran the Lady Gin aground.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French