fingerprint

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Many people have become accustomed to using their phones at checkout, authenticating themselves with a fingerprint or their face.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“It’s just that I’m more in control now. I do more of the work, and I can put more of my fingerprint on the show than when I started.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

At the time, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said customers flocked to the iPhone 5S instead because of its new fingerprint sensor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Collaborators Jessica Fitzsimmons and Janelle Steffen at Texas A&M University examined isotopic ratios to "fingerprint" the iron and trace its origin.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

The idea behind it—that every human has a unique fingerprint that cannot be altered—was proposed by the Scottish doctor Henry Faulds.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day