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According to Dr. Thierry, it may be that persistent overproduction of NETs, fueled by self-perpetuating inflammatory and thrombotic loops, exacerbates disease severity.

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“It’s a self-perpetuating cycle. To defeat JNIM, the junta needs large-scale ground operations and air support; yet both depend on a steady supply of fuel,” said the FPRI’s Parens.

Reynolds is an experienced recruiter who knows unemployment can be a self-perpetuating cycle.

He explained that our democracy is not self-perpetuating but is a “continuing enterprise and conversation” that depends on civic education.

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A question for the future: It is a self-protective, self-perpetuating myth that the military nurtures and rewards leadership.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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