quorum

Example Sentences

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In a follow-up experiment, they tested their quorum sensing design by programming bacteria to produce a green fluorescent protein, allowing them to confirm that the system activated at the intended moment.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

Parliament did not have a quorum when it began its session to vote on Zandanshatar's removal, the president's office said.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

An August referendum on restarting the reactor, held just three months after it closed, failed to attract a quorum, though the yes votes outweighed the noes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

“Tools, whether legal or political, for eliminating quorum breaks may exist,” they wrote.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

Outside the pub, a small crowd was gathered around a quorum of very pissed-off-looking sheep farmers.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs