Gilead

American  

[gil-ee-uhd] / ˈgɪl i əd /

noun

1. a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.

2. Mount, a mountain in NW Jordan. 3,596 feet (1,096 meters).

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Gilead ¹ British  

/ ˈɡɪlɪˌæd /

noun

1. a historic mountainous region east of the River Jordan, rising over 1200 m (4000 ft)

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Gilead ² British  

/ ˈɡɪlɪˌæd /

noun

1. Old Testament a grandson of Manasseh; ancestor of the Coileadites (Numbers 26: 29–30)

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Example Sentences

Notable Primecap winners included Micron and semiconductor wafer fabricator KLA, while Equity Income owned Johnson & Johnson and Gilead Sciences.

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Merck’s two-drug HIV-1 regimen of doravirine and islatravir showed non-inferiority to Gilead’s Biktarvy in Phase 3 trials at 48 weeks.

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It may seem like an attempt to go head-to-head with Gilead, but in reality, the companies have partnered to develop even more powerful drugs.

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These include a regimen combining islatravir with lenacapavir, a Gilead medication sold under the names Sunlenca for HIV treatment and Yeztugo for HIV prevention.

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Arcellx surged 78% to $114.43 after Gilead Sciences said it had agreed to buy the biotech for $115 a share in cash and one contingent value right of $5 per share, which equates to an implied equity value of $7.8 billion.

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