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mass in

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verb

  1. (adverb) to fill or block in (the areas of unified colour, shade, etc) in a painting or drawing

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The researchers suggested that including modest amounts of animal-source foods may help prevent undernutrition and loss of lean muscle mass in very old age, compared with strictly plant-based diets.

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There was a 10-centimeter mass in my right lung and fluid building up inside my lungs.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s just enough moonlight to see a solid mass in front of me.

From Literature

On Friday the legal center helped organize a memorial mass in honor of Yanez-Cruz at the Our Lady of Soledad Catholic Church, to honor Yanez-Cruz and others who died in custody, Gallegos said.

From Los Angeles Times

"We know from theory that most of the mass in the Universe is expected to be dark matter, but it's difficult to detect this dark material because it doesn't emit light. Cloud-9 gives us a rare look at a dark-matter-dominated cloud."

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