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scaffolds

noun

plural of scaffold

as in platforms

a raised flat surface Standing on a scaffold, the workers replaced the broken twelfth-story window.

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Recent Examples of scaffolds Light tubes, chains, scaffolds, chairs and a barbed wire table all made an appearance. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 The scaffold provides the same type of physical support as silk scaffolds while delivering DNA instructions intended to encourage nearby cells to produce signals that support blood vessel growth and tissue repair. — Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026 Some of the work is physically risky and will require crews being lowered in uspended scaffolds known as swing stages used by window cleaners. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 Juicy Like a Peach Vaginal Gel is powered by HPMC-5, an ingredient long used in pharmaceutical products that protect delicate tissues, like medical membranes or scaffolds (small structures to give structure for regrowing tissue or bone). — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 June 2026 These are the scaffolds that turn prototypes into platforms and use cases into durable capabilities. — Tom Hood, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Membranes tested on human bones cells in laboratory Researchers developed membranes using keratin extracted from wool and chemically treated them to create stable, durable scaffolds. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026 The study centers on protein-cellulose scaffolds—supportive frameworks made from protein and cellulose that hold and organize other materials—that could be relevant for uses requiring lightweight, durable materials. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026 The companies could be using improved, unreleased versions of their LLMs or some more robust, internal scaffolds. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026

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Access to the two platforms is via escalators, a lift, or stairs, all well-signed and large enough to accommodate passenger volumes.

— Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
However, conversations with CIOs and other market participants suggest that large enterprises (more than SMBs) are unlikely to replace platforms that house their business logic, data, workflows and compliance frameworks.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

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The California Interscholastic Federation, which oversees high school athletics, also revised its rules to ensure that transgender athletes in individual sports do not displace cisgender ones from rankings or medal podiums.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
The latest achievement for Adidas comes after the brand swept the men’s and women’s podiums in Berlin last month — the first time since 2017 that one brand was worn by all six top competitors.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026

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