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wart

noun

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as in tumor

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Recent Examples of wart The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026 The second type of polyp is small, wart-like and occurs in clusters, serving to create a water current through the colony. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 Each one is about the size of a tennis ball, yellow in color with splashes of red, and covered in wart-like bumps, thus the name. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026 The general store transitions to massive profit margins via every wart of United States history, no significant devastation is spared, no milestone overlooked. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wart

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To profile their activity in patients with SCLC, the researchers analyzed tumor samples and non-affected biopsies from a dozen patients using single-cell RNA sequencing and immunophenotyping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Half of women have dense breasts, and mammograms might not be able to pick up potentially deadly tumors hiding behind the tissue.

— Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of tumor

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Not surprisingly, the legislation does nothing to curb the growth of compensation and other benefits for college presidents, athletics directors, coaches and staff who continue to be in charge of the athletes under their control.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Debt acts as a ceiling on private investment, further stifling growth.

— Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

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And since then, there have been many other mechanisms that have been discovered, by which how the plants really keep a check on that bacteria from overgrowing the nodule.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Deep-sea mining companies are targeting this vast reserves of metal-rich nodules to power the electric vehicle market.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of nodule

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Symptoms can include leg heaviness, aching, swelling, throbbing and itching, Stoughton said.

— Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Symptoms usually affect one breast and can include discoloration, a persistent rash, swelling, warmth, skin that looks pitted like an orange peel and a nipple that turns inward, according to the National Cancer Institute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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