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Recent Examples of motility
In other words, if your body is working hard to break down a meal before bed, Sarkar points out that food and subsequent digestion can lead to gut motility (food moving through the GI tract) and insulin secretion—both of which can mess with your sleep.
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Julia Sullivan, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Eric delivered a decent spiel about sperm motility as a proxy for health and how sperm racing drew attention to important issues.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Low motility, for instance, can indicate high alcohol or marijuana consumption, while low volume can point to issues of obstruction.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
The Mediterranean-style diet is linked with higher pregnancy rates and studies on sperm health show that nutrition, exercise, sleep, and avoiding toxins improve sperm count, motility, and DNA integrity.
—Rachel Hosie, SELF, 16 Feb. 2026
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Julia Sullivan, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Eric delivered a decent spiel about sperm motility as a proxy for health and how sperm racing drew attention to important issues.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Low motility, for instance, can indicate high alcohol or marijuana consumption, while low volume can point to issues of obstruction.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
The Mediterranean-style diet is linked with higher pregnancy rates and studies on sperm health show that nutrition, exercise, sleep, and avoiding toxins improve sperm count, motility, and DNA integrity.
—Rachel Hosie, SELF, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motility
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Loop Capital expects Wex to stage a comeback, particularly as its over-the-road (OTR) business that makes up ~30% of mobility segment secures more sales.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The hotel suggests contacting them directly to discuss specific mobility or accessibility needs to confirm which accessible rooms and features are available for your stay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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These feats highlight major gains in stability, real-time control, and hybrid locomotion—areas that have historically limited humanoid robots.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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Calling those who root for railways and live for locomotion!—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon, already drastically short on munitions after its forays in Iran, wants to apply the latest AI capabilities to its wartime efforts, and Hegseth demands that Anthropic allow the Pentagon unrestricted access to Claude, reigniting the dispute first set in motion earlier this year.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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The projections on the uneven surfaces make the images feel like raw pigment, almost like cave paintings in motion.—
Eana Kim,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Motility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motility. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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