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proximal

[prok-suh-muhl] / ˈprɒk sə məl /
ADJECTIVE
conterminous
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The Baric/Shi paper was brought to Farrar’s attention by Kristian Andersen of the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, who would be a drafter of the Proximal Origin paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

“The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,” drafted by five immunologists and virologists with international reputations, was published by the journal Nature Medicine on March 17, 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024

That paper was titled “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2.”

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Proximal describes a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Similar to other sequenced learning approaches, such as Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development or scaffolding, Gordon’s approach relies on a gradual increase in skill level difficulty as the student progresses.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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