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spontaneously

[spon-tey-nee-uhs-lee] / spɒnˈteɪ ni əs li /


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While an antigenic drift occurs gradually, a shift is sudden and involves two strains merging genetic material, spontaneously creating a new strain entirely.

From Salon

When two instances of Claude 4 were placed in unconstrained dialogue with each other, both spontaneously began asserting they were conscious.

From The Wall Street Journal

The post was followed by myriad comments in which fans spontaneously recalled Gerard’s work as Buck Rogers and shared the influence he had on their lives.

From Los Angeles Times

In the latest study, the team set out to solve a more difficult challenge: preventing or curing diabetes driven by autoimmunity, where the immune system spontaneously targets and kills the body's own islet cells.

From Science Daily

At one point all of the magicians spontaneously do a show for one another, each of them taking part in a can-you-top-this series of illusions strung as close together as popcorn on a string.

From The Wall Street Journal