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The phrase "at a plate" is not commonly used in written English and may not be correct depending on the context.
It could be used in contexts related to dining or serving food, but it is more likely to be part of a larger phrase.
Example: "The chef placed the food at a plate before serving it to the guests."
Alternatives: "on a plate" or "in a dish".
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The child listens, but gazes at a plate of cookies on the dinner table.
Schumer looked at a plate of steamed chicken and vegetables, and said, "They wouldn't order that.
* Forget to use common sense when you're looking at a plate of food.
"I'm nervous," admits one unhappy sailor, gazing fearfully at a plate bearing a gelatinous, black-and-white mass.
"I've been listening to a CD of Berg's 'Lulu' Suite," he said, picking at a plate of lettuce.
The Chicago White Sox released Jose Paniagua today, a day after he made an obscene gesture at a plate umpire.
"My ex is my best friend," the woman said, poking at a plate of sesame-crusted tuna.
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After his release, Mr. Parra returned to his job at a plating shop.
Briefly, cells were seeded in a 96-well plate at a plating density of 5×104/mL and cultured for 24 h to allow them to adhere to the plate.
At a plating density of 1.5 cells/µl, CD133 expressing cells exhibited increased sphere formation (Fig. 6A).
Cells were combined at a plated E/T of 25:1.
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