foreign substance
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Because EVs can be produced with materials largely found in a patient's own cells, the body is less likely to treat the particles as a foreign substance.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023
New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán was ejected from a May 16 game in Toronto this season for using a foreign substance on the mound and suspended 10 games by MLB the following day.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023
Mets pitcher Max Scherzer was ejected for having a foreign substance on his hand but the Dodgers still had offensive struggles in 5-3 loss.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023
An undetermined foreign substance sickened inmates, then staff, at the Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro, Illinois, Wednesday.
From Washington Times • Jan. 19, 2023
"I think there's some foreign substance clogging the carburetor!"
From Interference and Other Football Stories by Sherman, Harold Morrow