Example Sentences

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Experts believe the strain has mutated to “more likely evade” immunity from the current vaccine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

The strain that is circulating is H3N2, which tends to cause more severe illness, and it has mutated somewhat with fears people may have less immunity.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Cauterucci takes a close look at how the zeitgeist that once incentivized rainbow-washing has mutated.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2023

As SARS-CoV-2 has infected more and more people, it has mutated further.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2023

Others hold that, under no circumstances, should a boy or girl be taught to sing before the age of puberty, before the voice has mutated.

From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Miller, Frank E.