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yeasts

noun

plural of yeast

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something that arouses action or activity taxation without representation proved to be the yeast of rebellion

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Recent Examples of yeasts This is a process in which naturally occurring yeasts and bacteria break down the fruit’s sugars and produce alcohol, acids, and carbon dioxide along the way—think Champagne, minus any reason to celebrate. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026 Candida, a genus of yeasts, is the most common cause of fungal infections worldwide. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026 Yeast is also another lever to provide variety, and in addition to standard brewer’s yeast, Loch Lomond frequently makes whiskies with Chardonnay, Champagne, Sauvignon, and Belgian ale yeasts. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Kombucha Kombucha is made by combining tea with sugar, which serves as food for the symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts (SCOBY) during fermentation. — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 26 June 2026 In organisms that reproduce via the union of types—this group also includes yeasts and slime molds—partners are functionally equivalent and the exchange of genetic material is symmetrical, an arrangement called isogamy. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Four yeasts — Glaciozyma, Goffeauzyma, Mrakia and Phenoliferia — were found internally and on Ötzi’s exterior. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 The yeasts—species of Phenolifera, Glaciozyma, Goffeauzyma, and Mrakia, for the mycology fans—turned up on Ötzi’s skin, in his stomach, and in water sampled from inside his body. — ArsTechnica, 6 June 2026 Natural yeasts ferment fruit during the ripening process, according to a study in Oxford Academic. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 2026

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What mattered was whether traffic could improve, whether franchisees could earn acceptable returns, whether management incentives were aligned, and whether capital allocation could change.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Reach of local media adds to the equation The decline of local media may also be changing the incentives around debates.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of incentives

Noun

Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.

— DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.

— Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of encouragements

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As franchise valuations continue to climb, leagues like the NBA and even the NFL are welcoming new types of deal structures from new types of buyers with new types of motivations.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, a square between Mars and Neptune retrograde is slowly coming together, becoming exact tomorrow, which can make our desires and motivations all the more perplexing.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of motivations

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Between these stimuli, strange thoughts move through my semi-conscious mind, the kind of free association that feels normal in sleep and bizarre in life.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
How 40 Hz Sound Therapy Works The treatment is called GENUS, short for gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of stimuli

Noun

Cases where a patient is malnourished are challenging, because research has shown putting in a feeding tube or giving them appetite stimulants doesn’t improve their outcomes, Lee said.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
Current therapies, stimulants and sodium oxybates, carry risk of misuse, and patients still feel sleepy while taking them.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026

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