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The site was home to scarce plants including pyramidal and bee orchids, and a rare colony of marbled white butterflies that had relied on common knapweed and red fescue.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The scientists focused on a key hippocampal circuit made up of CA3 pyramidal neurons.
From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026
Harnett adopted the traditional pyramidal structure of Dutch tabletop paintings for “Ease,” at 48 by 60 inches one of his largest and most ambitious works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
The metals dissolve the carbon gas, and the silicon appears to somehow help the carbon atoms bond to one another in diamond’s pyramidal arrangement.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024
His heart quailed before the enormous pyramidal shape.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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