Example Sentences

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And scientists will keep checking some of the swabs tests that are given, to see how the virus is mutating and whether there are fresh concerns.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2023

Now we're learning that omicron is mutating to better evade the immune system.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2022

Now we’re learning that omicron is mutating to better evade the immune system.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Unlike COVID-19, this isn’t an unknown virus that dropped like a bomb from nowhere, though a recent study alarmingly found that the strain of the virus currently circulating is mutating far faster than expected.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2022

“Well, if it is mutating and if any of us have caught it, let’s hope it gives us a week or two before we lose our wits. Come on. Let’s get moving.”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner