comb

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Instead of a single resonance signal, some disks produced a series of closely spaced lines, forming what is known as a frequency comb.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

While there are similarities between transactions designed to avoid different reporting requirements, investigators will look at them with a fine-tooth comb.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Marine life that most people never see floated into view, including delicate comb jellies with pulsing fairy-light illuminations along their sides.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

And since they comb the web for the things they don’t “know” off hand, they really can make you smarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Thatha's lips wobble again, but Patti says yes, and she gives me a shiny new plastic comb and a toothbrush with a bright green handle.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman