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An example of simile used in popular science writing:
"The almost instant assault of the immediate phase reaction occurs within minutes as the dirty bomb-like explosion of the mast cell fill the local area with a variety of rapidly acting chemicals."
Catherine Carver
Carver, C. (2017). Immune. How your body defends and protects you. Bloomsbury Sigma. (Read 'Disease and immunity – a biological myth'.)
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