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

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

To Bryant, having the national union host “Working” is a worthy extension of the foundation’s mission — and another way to sensitize Americans to the impact of unions.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 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