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The more scholarly aspects of “1000 Women in Horror” often pair up with an indignation about how life in slasher films, just as an example, reflects life for women in general.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

They found that ZAK interacts with specific ribosomal proteins, causing particular regions of ZAK to dimerize, meaning that two copies of the protein pair up.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025

Also read: These banks might be next to pair up, says analyst who called the $11 billion Comerica sale.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

Once Chelsea had asserted their authority, it was then obvious they were keen to target PSG's left-hand side, as Joao Pedro frequently drifted out wide to pair up with Palmer.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

“Yeah, but who do you think you’d end up with? I mean, we’d all have to pair up and have babies, right? To repopulate the planet.”

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead




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