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“A loss of muscle mass in these patients could worsen physical function and result in a bad event like a fall,” Chen said in an email.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
They will “change how we project power and generate mass in highly contested environments,” said Gen. Ken Wilsbach, the Air Force chief of staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Ebola vaccines would not be used en mass in the same way as during the Covid pandemic.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The situation came to a critical mass in 2024 when Musk sued OpenAI for diverging from its nonprofit mission.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
They did, however, allow for several other fates, which depend on the amount of mass in the cosmos.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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