strains
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The conclusion, a wordless moment between father and daughter set to the strains of Bach played on a broken pipe organ, was the most devastating passage of the entire festival.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Chinese researchers used the mRNA technology made famous during the Covid pandemic for their vaccine targeting the three main Ebola strains, including Bundibugyo.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
But expensive crude worsens inflation, strains budgets and raises the cost of shielding consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Eventually, these strains could be enough to depress the economy, especially if interest rates keep rising.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
In the carton kept at room temperature, the two strains had acquired the opposite ratio.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
