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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a spikes" is not correct in English.
Did you mean "spikes"? If this is the case, you can use "spikes" when referring to multiple pointed objects or increases in data, but it should not be preceded by "a" since "spikes" is plural.
Example: "The graph shows several spikes in temperature over the past week."
Alternatives: "a spike" or "the spikes".
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He signed his contract in July 2012; flew to State College, home of the Class A Spikes; and moved in with Ted and Jennifer Oyler.
The technical feature hereby exists of an upper that can rotate on a spikes plate within a range of 20 25° in the swing direction around the vertical axis of the midfoot.
A spikeS is defined as a record fragment having a tipt (S), where two opposite sharp slopesS l and S r meet, surrounded by quiet spike wingsW l (S) and W r (S) (Fig. 2).
One µg of total RNA from each sample, along with poly A spikes (labeling control), were converted to double-stranded cDNA with GeneChip One-Cycle cDNA synthesis kit (Affymetrix).
If cell 'A' spikes a few milliseconds before cell 'B', the connection between the two will be strengthened, whereas if cell 'B' spikes before cell 'A', the connection will be weakened.
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