strand
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Bangladesh -- the world's fourth most populous Muslim-majority country -- is home to diverse strands of Islamic practice, including a significant Sufi community often condemned by hardline Islamists.
From Barron's
While meteorologists say conditions should gradually improve within days, the impact of the cleanup, delays and stranded travelers may linger.
From Salon
One of the most dangerous forms of damage is a double-strand break, which happens when both strands of the DNA helix are cut at the same time.
From Science Daily
The stranded parcels are casualties of shifting new U.S. tariffs, tougher customs enforcement and other import restrictions that carriers and consumers said are tough to navigate.
Many of the galaxies in the thin strand appear to be rotating in the same direction as the filament itself, far more often than would be expected if their orientations were random.
From Science Daily
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