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Recent Examples of prehension
Of these, the grasping, which will progressively disappear as voluntary prehension emerges around the age of 4–5 months, is of great interest.
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2011
Prehension was seen as a key development for the USC/Belgrade Hand.
—Jose Fermoso, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2008
Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2011
Prehension was seen as a key development for the USC/Belgrade Hand.
—Jose Fermoso, WIRED, 26 Sep. 2008
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prehension
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Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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Kyle MacLachlan: Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
16 Jan. 2025
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According to a recent study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, surrogate pregnancy carries a significantly larger risk of complications than pregnancies coming from natural conception or IVF.—
Lili Rutai,
The Dial,
7 Jan. 2025
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The film’s impersonality reflects its arm’s-length conception.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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The verdict could signal the public’s perception of CNN, which didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, as President Donald Trump comes into office after years of denouncing the network for allegedly biased coverage.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Despite this progress, public perception has not caught up fast enough to address the talent gap.—
Laurie Harbour and Scott Walton,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The attack, analysts say, was a reflection of the ascendancy of hard-line leaders in the group advocating for violent conflict over long-term understandings with Israel.—
Adam Rasgon,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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The initiative follows last year's discovery of this phenomenon, which defies the traditional scientific understanding of how life on Earth may have started.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The report identifies material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting, including inadequate segregation of duties and insufficient personnel with U.S. GAAP knowledge.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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According to multiple league sources at the NBA and EuroLeague with knowledge of the conversations, the NBA asked the EuroLeague to partner together on a European basketball league; the EuroLeague rejected the idea.—
Mike Vorkunov,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Living in Peru and not understanding English well, Jose Manuel Aramayo didn’t have a good grasp of what was happening with his Kendall condo when it was foreclosed in 2018, his daughter, Maria Aramayo, told the Herald.—
Ben Wieder and,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Per the authors, prior studies with robotic exoskeletons focused on simpler movements, such as assisting in the movement of limbs stabilizing body posture, or helping grasp objects.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
20 Jan. 2025
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Zenon-Reyes fled the state to avoid apprehension, according to police reports.—
Tracy Neal,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Border Patrol made nearly 250,000 apprehensions just in December of that year.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Prehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prehension. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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