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sequence

[see-kwuhns] / ˈsi kwəns /


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To accomplish this, the researchers arranged optical components with repeating spectral responses in a sequence.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

A key sequence in “You Can See Everything” revolves around Holmes telling Fielder she has never told a lie, and his incredulous response.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Recent Fed communication reinforces Deutsche Bank analysts’ baseline forecast for a quarterly pace of rate hikes through March, rather than a more accelerated sequence, they said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Last season, Chelsea lost 3-0 at Everton during Liam Rosenior's five-match winless run, a sequence that ultimately cost him his job.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

This message had been embedded in the log-in sequence by James Halliday himself, when he’d first programmed the OASIS, as an homage to the simulation’s direct ancestors, the coin-operated videogames of his youth.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Because these markings are passed down to daughter cells, researchers can examine the recorded sequences and identify which cells descended from a shared ancestor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The company’s press release goes into more detail, but basically says that Claude was prompted to search through a massive database of DNA sequences for reverse transcriptases, enzymes that copy RNA into DNA.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

No wonder the action sequences never seem exhilarating — Latif may be adept at staying alive, but the sanctity of his soul is another matter entirely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Openings that had long been considered dead because players had concluded they were so tactically weak have been revived because the engines saw sequences that world champions couldn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

If the base sequences were always the same, all DNA molecules would be identical and there would not exist the variability that must distinguish one gene from another.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

These 11 songs are carefully sequenced roughly in thirds—sinister goth early on, a few massive rock numbers in the middle, and a clutch of reflective ballads toward the end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

A patient’s tumor is surgically removed and then sequenced, allowing researchers to figure out which mutated proteins are expressed on the cancer cells.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Thousands of animal genomes have now been sequenced, but comparing their long-term evolution has remained difficult.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

They developed "sequenced steps and timelines" while also committing to "flexibility and creativity", the statement said.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Behind the wall is a world of dark lines and streaks of light, sequenced into detailed patterns.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

To investigate these differences, the research team examined genetic sequencing results alongside extensive medical information from more than 4,600 patients diagnosed with MASLD.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

That’s a tricky decision to make, because the criteria for impactful album sequencing are not at all the same for a live show.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Research into breast cancer or DNA sequencing that helped combat coronavirus could also be honoured.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The samples are prepared for loading into a shoebox-sized sequencing machine made by Oxford Nanopore, which uses specialist software developed at the University of Nottingham, in partnership with hospital clinicians.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Movement and rhymes build cognitive abilities in terms of sequencing physical and linguistic activity, imitation, and internalization.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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