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milieu

[mil-yoo, meel-, mil-yoo, mee-lyœ] / mɪlˈyu, mil-, mɪlˈyʊ, miˈlyœ /


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The portraits play off the novel’s milieu: a series of churches, as well as the medieval French castle that is home to an eccentric and mostly absent prince.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"By asking why LNPs perform so differently in the physiological milieu of the body, we found a surprisingly simple answer that could make a wide range of mRNA and gene editing therapies substantially more effective."

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

That is not to say they are altogether free of the assumptions and habits of their academic milieu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Even more unusual, in this particular political milieu, was her expressed compassion for Palestinian Muslims.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Multi-part performance in either the vocal or instrumental milieu is cognitively beneficial, and will increase a child’s musical competence.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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