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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
oscillate .
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Examples
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For example, while gene expression oscillates in mice exposed to a constant state of dim light or darkness, the groups of genes that typically oscillate together – such as genes responsible for the function of an organ or a specific tissue – are chaotic under this state and don’t function as a group.
Circadian Rhythms Found To Be In Control Of All Mammal Genes | Impact Lab 2007
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Both the nonphysical and the physical aspects of our universe are made up of energy and intelligence that vibrates or, in other words, oscillates, resonates, pulsates.
Having It All John Assaraf 2003
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Instead of only 15% of our genes being regulated by circadian rhythms, as previously thought, researchers have discovered that ALL mammalian genes are affected by nature’s daily clock – our entire bodies are regulated by genes whose expression oscillates on a daily cycle.
Circadian Rhythms Found To Be In Control Of All Mammal Genes | Impact Lab 2007
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The platform oscillates up and down, imposing small, repeated forces on the body.
Dad Shakes Up Routine to Keep Up With the Boys Jen Murphy 2011
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Even his new relationship with Jordan (Mary-Louise Parker) oscillates with tension.
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Right now, however, the policy discussion oscillates between balancing the budget and supporting a fragile economic recovery—mixed with puzzlement that employment figures are disobeying the rules of a normal cyclical recovery.
Why the Old Jobs Aren't Coming Back Michael Spence 2011
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Backstage he oscillates between hilarious and terrifying within milliseconds.
Brendan McMahon: I Love My Job Brendan McMahon 2011
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In the story "The Living and the Dead," he oscillates between the contrasting viewpoints of a black man and his Afrikaner employer, capturing both characters with exquisite sensitivity.
Chronicling a World Apart Martin Rubin 2011
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Backstage he oscillates between hilarious and terrifying within milliseconds.
Brendan McMahon: I Love My Job Brendan McMahon 2011
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Backstage he oscillates between hilarious and terrifying within milliseconds.
Brendan McMahon: I Love My Job Brendan McMahon 2011
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