How to Use extramural in a Sentence

extramural

adjective
  • But their official work can support their extramural extremism, even drive it.
    — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 26 Jan. 2021
  • The bathhouse, which was discovered in 2021, is just outside of the Roman fort and is in an area known as an extramural settlement.
    — Anna Walas, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2023
  • At the same time, the NIH’s extramural research budget grew from about $23 billion to $38 billion.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 June 2026
  • Gradually through the 1960s, intramural and extramural programs popped up, and interest grew from the grass roots — the girls.
    — Sarah Barker, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Under the new policy, extramural researchers who submit applications that pass scientific review and score high enough to be funded will now encounter a new and time-consuming layer of review.
    — Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, 5 June 2019
  • The board’s decisions announced today concerned proposals by extramural investigators.
    — Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Free expression is enhanced by the doctrine of academic freedom, which protects both intramural and extramural expression without institutional censorship or discipline.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2022
  • These intramural researchers can also communicate with collaborators, and the program officers who oversee extramural grants can talk to grantees about work funded prior to 20 January—and can meet in person if online meetings won’t suffice.
    — Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Reducing the number of NOFOs has been a goal of the current administration, and has been a particular focus of Jon Lorsch, the current NIH head of extramural research.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026
  • While businesses have been increasing their research investments, as noted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, there's some evidence that federal and academic extramural investments may result in more novel discoveries.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes, 17 May 2022

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