sensitize

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In patients with ATM alterations, which should sensitize tumors to ATR inhibitors, the ORR increased to 26.1%.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2024

While cheetahs usually keep their distance from humans, the state forest department has engaged a network of influential people to be cheetah “mitras” — Hindi for friend — to sensitize villagers to their presence.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2022

Francis did an about-face and apologized, and convened the presidents of every national bishops conference in 2019 to try to sensitize them to the importance of the issue for the church’s credibility.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2021

In their death throes, the betas could release signature self-antigens that sensitize nearby immune cells, causing them to go after other beta cells, because such cells have similar antigen signatures.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2021

I spoke at local meetings and tried to sensitize people to the need to insist on accountability from law enforcement.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson