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Insertions are shown in purple, deletions in green and clippings in orange.

From Nature • May 8, 2018

Insertions and deletions are also called frameshift mutations because they shift the “reading frame” of the genetic message.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Insertions like that make the grind feel worth it, much of the time.

From Forbes • Sep. 19, 2014

Pages 96 to 125— Darned Net Samples, Kerchiefs, Tidies, Edgings, Insertions, etc., etc., with Designs for the same and other Articles.

From The Art of Modern Lace Making by The Butterick Publishing Co.

Therefore to increase the Class of Insertions or Additions or Interpolations, so that it should exceed the Class of Omissions, is to go counter to the natural action of human forces.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward