fingerprint

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The travel agent warned that entry "will take longer" under the new EU system, as passengers have their fingerprint and facial data taken while answering a series of questions.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

They measured platinum, iridium, and other trace elements to build a chemical fingerprint.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

In our brave new world, even young kids need a fingerprint reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 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

The only way to match a fingerprint was to get lucky—and since there were almost a million entries in Bertillon’s files, a detective would have to get really lucky.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day