variation

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In warmer environments, that variation dropped to about 0.6°C. This suggests that in warmer climates, sunlight may have helped even out temperatures and influenced hatching patterns.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Lately, though, I have found myself wondering about a small variation on this idea.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

This has enriched rare functional variation, including recessive disorders and homozygous loss-of-function mutations, or “human knockouts.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Johnson said researchers think this is the first detection of the A3 variation of the virus on the Pacific Coast and therefore likely a new introduction into North America, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

“While she was pregnant, Amina, the Prophet’s mother, had a dream with an angel calling her newborn Ahmad, which is a variation of Muhammad.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali