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Patent

1. the official legal exclusive right to make or sell an invention for a set period of time 2. easily recognizable; obvious 3. open and unobstructed; failing to close; exposed; typically used in the medical context to describe a vessel, duct, or aperture Note: originates from the Latin patere, which means 'to lay open'

☆DIEF☆

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Things overheard in A&E.
Wife of patent: "he's very disorientated and confused"
Patient: States he wants a bed. *gets up and comfortably walks to toilets*

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Recapitulates

summarize and restate main points; restate briefly

Staph papers

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A murine sinonasal infection model recapitulates key features of clinical chronic rhinosinusitis

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Conundrum

some sort of confusing, difficult problem or question; quandary; a dilemma

Irish News 🇮🇪

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The Seamus Coleman conundrum laid bare by latest David Moyes comments requires a left-field solution

Ireland and Everton both seem to want different things from the veteran defender.

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Investiture

the action of formally investing a person with some honors or rank (ex. the ceremony where the Queen makes you a knight)

Vicar of the Sweetheart City

@jdotclarkson.bsky.social

Some folks have never heard of the investiture crisis and it shows.

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Syncopation

the normal rhythm or beat is shifted (a musical term); something that is happening in a slightly offbeat manner; counterpoint rhythm

SandyFeet aka Mrs Jagger aka SJ

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#MusicChallenge
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
11. Song with syncopation
https://youtu.be/-0kcet4aPpQ?si=LIrxSH05BBS95iE8?...

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Desiccate

To dry thoroughly

Greg Jenner (Historian)

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Spurs are going down. Make peace with it, we’re the crushed and desiccated husk of a team

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Viscous

having a thick, often sticky consistency; somewhere between a solid and a liquid. (ex. lava)

arXiv physics.flu-dyn Fluid Dynamics

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Mijanur Rahaman, Jiten C. Kalita, Satyajit Pramanik: HOC simulations of miscible viscous fingering of a finite slice: A new insight https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.09393 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2604.09393 https://arxiv.org/html/2604.09393

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Bolster

1. a long thick pillow that is often placed under other pillows 2. to support; prop up; to strengthen

ECFR MENA

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"Prospects for a ceasefire in Lebanon could be further bolstered by greater European support to the Lebanese government and armed forces and a European willingness to maintain a security role in the south of the country." @jbdacey.bsky.social ecfr.eu/article/maki...

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Adroitly

in a clever or skillful way*

Supply Chain Matters Blog

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We confirmed to our readers that recently published data reinforces supply chain input cost, supply disruption and overall volatility levels spiked upward in March. This reinforces the abilities of industry supply chains to be able to adroitly pivot.

https://theferrarigroup.com/supply-chain-input-cost-supply-and-volatility-indicators-on-the-rise/

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Evanescent

quickly fading or disappearing; soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; fleeting

evanescent

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it’s been a while so im gonna make a new introduction post!
my name is adrienne (or evanescent) and i go by she/they!! im a demigirl, polyamorous, and demisexual :P
i love SO MUCH media
- gravity falls
- owl house
- amphibia
- steven universe
- fnaf!
- splatoon
- overwatch
- valorant
- hsr!

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