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"The smell is like decaying wood being burned – that's the characteristic smell of peat. And that peat contains decomposed wood and organic material from many different sources."

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Then she saw on the monitor a characteristic “elbow” and realized that what she was seeing was much rarer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

The experiment searches for dark matter by watching for characteristic flashes of light created when particles deposit energy inside the detector.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

But there's one characteristic that unites nearly all the children: they do not attend school.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

With his characteristic incisiveness, Isaac Newton later pointed out the obvious flaw in this idea.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

By examining the magnetic characteristics of volcanic rocks in Colombia's Northern Andes, researchers found evidence that the main phases of collision took place earlier than previously believed, before about 10 million years ago.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

A senior administration official said that conversations about the spiritual implications, and even the potential supernatural characteristics, of the technology aren’t infrequent among staff working on AI policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

This gives the TaIrTe4 magnetic properties while allowing it to retain its underlying electronic characteristics.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

"The Sea of Marmara is a heavily trafficked and closely monitored area, it has all the characteristics of a maritime highway," maritime engineer Sabri Gokhan told the private NTV broadcaster.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Such a dog-lover talks baby talk to mature and thoughtful animals, and attributes his own sloppy characteristics to them until the dog becomes in his mind an alter ego.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck