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outgrowth

[out-grohth] / ˈaʊtˌgroʊθ /




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The episode punctuated how reflexively we latch onto the idea of weakness as the primary outgrowth of racial injustice.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

The injured tissue produced substantial neurite outgrowth, meaning the long extensions that allow neurons to communicate began growing again.

From Science Daily Feb. 16, 2026

Squibb’s homespun realism isn’t a party trick but an outgrowth of an acting training that keeps her alert to the physical and emotional world of her character.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2025

These buyouts are absurd, an outgrowth of a crazed marketplace and undeniably screwy optics at a state university.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 4, 2025

Equally important, Woods says, the mound city was in large part an outgrowth of the community's previous adoption of maize.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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