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Verbal·Expression of Ideas·Transitions

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In a 2022 analysis of 200 terms, researchers found a broad pattern of valence-dependent mutation for which negative words saw a faster rate of cognate replacement-the rate at which a word will be replaced over time with a noncognate form.        Adjectives (e.g., “frightened”) saw the largest effect; nouns (e.g., “pain”), meanwhile, saw the smallest.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

A

however,

B

meanwhile,

C

for example,

D

in addition,