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contact

[kon-takt] / ˈkɒn tækt /




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All are clad from head to toe in hazard suits with facemasks and goggles, to guard against a disease spread through close physical contact and bodily fluids.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Ebola is a deadly viral disease that spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

“You need contact for reactivity, and you can’t have contact if you have solid state.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Network Rail said the new system "eradicates the failure mechanisms of the past by providing complete separation of bimetallic elements and using a copper contact wire which improves current collection" from overhead wires by trains.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Neither of them breaks eye contact with the other.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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