snapshot
Example Sentences
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The analysis provides a snapshot of where the field stands today.
From Science Daily
“This is a snapshot in time, and the ever-changing coast of Big Sur is something that makes it beautiful.”
From Los Angeles Times
Using a quantum gas microscope, which can image individual atoms and detect their magnetic orientation, the team collected more than 35,000 detailed snapshots.
From Science Daily
To continue the quote from Simon, also in David Weiner’s excellent album notes, “The V-Disc years are a snapshot of an era that did not last much longer.”
The number of possible chromosome states is enormous, and most existing approaches could only capture snapshots in time or average behavior across many cells.
From Science Daily
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