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clump

[kluhmp] / klʌmp /




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The different theories provide different answers for how dark matter should clump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Nearby, a group of men sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle, shielding their eyes from errant flakes as one of them hammered chunks off a large clump of gum.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

"It is a pretty-looking thing," he concedes, plucking fragments off a clump torn from a carpet of green moss.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

Add more pasta water as needed — the sauce should lightly coat, not clump.

From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026

It was a tiny clump of green glitter.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene

He’s lost weight and his hair falls out in clumps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

So-called “dark matter” clumps around galaxies and snakes throughout space in long tendrils.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a lab for a record seven years aged similarly to those inside our heads, suggesting they "recorded the passage of time," scientists said Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

These abnormal clumps, known as tau tangles, are associated with cognitive decline, disrupted brain function, and the death of neurons.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

Here and there pendulous clumps of green mistletoe leaves and pale white berries hung from the oak, seeming even more insignificant when seen next to the grandeur of the oak.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Shortly after, as the clock ticked, Smith clumped an ugly flat kick out on the full as he looked for Roebuck on a low-percentage play.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

It didn’t matter if the steps were spread out over multiple sessions or clumped together in long walks, researchers told Barron’s.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025

Unlike the previous two approvals, this new therapeutic, named donanemab, targets amyloid beta only at a later stage when it has clumped together to form plaques.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2025

Some stars are spread throughout the spiral arms, but others are clumped tightly together in star clusters.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024

Alec used the stick to poke a spot—-just above the ground where the others had passed—of leaves clumped together.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

Satellite imagery shows thunderstorms clumping together to form Tropical Storm Isaias.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"There are different tribes of people in every age group, but when you get older, people start clumping you together with other stereotypes," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Roman will help scientists measure that small clumping for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Every neuron contains Tau, but in Alzheimer's disease the protein begins clumping into large, sticky tangles that interfere with the cell's internal transport system before eventually killing the neuron.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026

As they watched, two more great boars came clumping down to the seashore, each ridden by a child of about ten.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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