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Recent Examples of diseased
The researchers compared this process of injecting large training data of both diseased and healthy genes as similar to the way Open AI’s ChatGPT large language model ingests a vast corpus of the written internet.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
Wait until mid-November to remove dead or diseased canes and reduce the overall size of the rose plant.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Pleural effusion: The tissue that lines the chest cavity and surrounds the lungs can become diseased or inflamed, causing the lungs to fill with fluid.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
Delivering microRNA to cells One reason why delivering microRNA treatments into cells is difficult is because microRNA treatments need to be delivered specifically to diseased cells while avoiding healthy cells.
—Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
Wait until mid-November to remove dead or diseased canes and reduce the overall size of the rose plant.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Pleural effusion: The tissue that lines the chest cavity and surrounds the lungs can become diseased or inflamed, causing the lungs to fill with fluid.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
Delivering microRNA to cells One reason why delivering microRNA treatments into cells is difficult is because microRNA treatments need to be delivered specifically to diseased cells while avoiding healthy cells.
—Andrea Kasinski, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diseased
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There are another 10 or so, such as Lil Joe, who are unfit for release after difficult histories.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2025
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Lee Monroe Straight-leg Jeans $43 $28 at Amazon Denim is notoriously unfit for traveling in, but reviewers say these Lee jeans are an exception.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
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But there is no precedent for forcibly removing an incapacitated member who had taken the oath of office that Congress.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
27 Dec. 2024
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Both were charged with felony neglect of an incapacitated adult by a caregiver resulting in the incapacitated adult’s death.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Zverev defeated the ailing Novak Djokovic after just one set, when the 10-time champ elected to retire from the match.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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At the end of the 1972-73 season an ailing Law suffered the undeserved indignity of learning from a television report that he had been allowed to leave Old Trafford on a free transfer.—
Sam Pilger,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Most cases were blamed on direct contact with sick animals, except for three that have befuddled investigators who failed to identify a likely source.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2025
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There’s just an element of danger to a lot of these things, and then getting sick and having to survive that and then writing those stories and living through that with my bandmates… There’s sort of a tension and a release that’s built into every one of these songs.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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Just like physical clutter, unhealthy or draining relationships can sap your energy, create stress and block your personal growth.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Walking will also help regulate appetite and curb the urge to grab those unhealthy snacks between meals.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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Medical Guidance on Flying With Illnesses For those who feel unwell but must travel, experts suggest taking precautions to reduce the risk of spreading illness.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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For every case such as Tomasini’s, there are several more in which people who advocates believe pose no threat to the public are unwell and kept behind bars, said Su Kim, senior policy manager for Uncommon Law, an organization that supports prisoners and sponsored AB 960.—
Mackenzie Mays,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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My mother is very deaf (Cochlear implant in one ear, hearing aid in the other) and uses this app constantly.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Trevor Trevor, who is deaf, took a break from his search for a forever home at Green Dogs Unleashed to play on Team Ruff in Puppy Bowl XXI.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Turkeys and chickens typically become severely ill and die soon after they are infected.—
Emily Anthes,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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President Donald Trump’s threats aimed at strong-arming Moscow into ending its war in Ukraine have been badly received by some politicians and nationalists in Russia who say his tactics bode ill for a deal.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Diseased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diseased. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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