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The basic idea is similar to running a wet finger around the rim of a wine glass.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The lawsuit, filed by the Clarkson Law Firm in August, claimed: "Oura rings cannot measure one's sleep or cycles. That's because sleep happens in the brain, not on one's finger."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

He goes on to explain why he isn’t currently playing, lifting a crooked finger to the camera and saying he is injured.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Anderson’s original “Resident Evil” film franchise, the writer-director — known for his abrasive, nu-metal vulgar auteurism — raises a middle finger of sorts to his detractors.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

I finished what I was saying by flicking my finger toward the end of the street.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

It’s the reason so many of us walk to our cars with our keys poking through our fingers, why we tense up when someone walks too closely behind us on a dark street.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Then you cross your fingers they won’t cancel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

But after four seasons of mediocrity and worse, however, she’s learned to keep her fingers crossed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

He smooths the features of the head -- which he says weighs more than a ton -- with a yellow sponge, while another craftsman adds clay to the fingers of the enormous hands.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

He counted the girls on his fingers and said their names, but I caught the name of only one of them, Nuna.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

"It's more a theme park than a shopping mall," Germany supporter Michael Karg, 48, said as he fingered through an A-Z list of restaurants on a digital directory.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

So it didn't take long for Mr Freeman – legally known as Desmond Filby – to be fingered as the alleged culprit.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025

They attacked France as a liar who had fingered Leasure to save himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024

And while a species commonly known as "the rat flea" has been fingered as the main culprit in plague outbreaks, a species known as "the human flea" may play a secondary role.

From Science Daily ● May 1, 2024

Sheriff Clark fingered the nightclub that dangled on a strap from his wrist.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

Other remaining brand-name correspondents, including the ageless Lesley Stahl, for a while were feared to be fingering their rip cords too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

"I tend now to play parts of chords, rather than fingering the whole damn thing. I use these shortcuts that would be a nightmare for a guitar teacher."

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2023

She had a leopard scarf elegantly wrapped around her head and was fingering a glittering ring and staring blankly into the distance.

From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2023

He looked away, fingering a frayed edge of the carpet.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2022

I stand there awhile fingering the puffed-up gold letters at the top of the page and reading the letter over and over again.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake