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Recent Examples of nonbiological
Although they could have been formed by either biological or non-biological activity, these compounds join a host of other tantalizing clues to the potential existence of ancient Martian life.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Would Max Kepler become another Cleveland pitcher’s non-biological parent?
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Of course, organics don't mean that life is there, because organics can have a biological origin or a non-biological origin.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Overall, 120 objects containing human remains were removed from view, along with an additional 71 non-biological objects that were in the same displays, the museum told CNN at the time.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Would Max Kepler become another Cleveland pitcher’s non-biological parent?
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
Of course, organics don't mean that life is there, because organics can have a biological origin or a non-biological origin.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Overall, 120 objects containing human remains were removed from view, along with an additional 71 non-biological objects that were in the same displays, the museum told CNN at the time.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonbiological
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The Amazon founder was previously married to Mackenzie Scott from 1993 to 2019, and the couple share three sons and an adopted daughter.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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His adopted daughter, Sandra Correia Lopes, 12, weighs just 12 kilograms, or 26 pounds, and falls sick frequently.—
Sui-Lee Wee,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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The typical story about a machine’s quest for humanity tends to involve its search for what the audience understands to be a normal mortal experience: Haley Joel Osment’s robot boy David in A.I. Artificial Intelligence, for example, yearns for the love of his adoptive mother.—
Emma Stefansky,
The Atlantic,
5 July 2025
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Watch 'Good American Family' trailer 'Good American Family' cast: Ellen Pompeo as Kristine Barnett, Natalia's adoptive mother Mark Duplass as Michael Barnett, Natalia's adoptive father Imogen Faith Reid as Natalia Grace Dulé Hill as Det.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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“Nonbiological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonbiological. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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