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occlude

[uh-klood] / əˈklud /


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To improve this, Dr Alexander suggests reducing headphone use time and using the transparency mode which can amplify the background noise as well as wearing headphones that don't completely occlude or block the ears.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

It would lead to voter confusion, especially since clerks would inevitably place some stickers a few centimeters off by accident, failing to fully occlude Kennedy’s name and accidentally blocking out another.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2024

The basic pattern is to deny or occlude, then flip the script.

From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2022

The series begins with these stereotypes, then works to reveal the humanity that the stereotypes occlude.

From New York Times • May 13, 2022

The presence of old splits is often indicated by a ridge of callous, the result of the cambium's effort to occlude the wound.

From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.




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