fingerprint

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Many people have become accustomed to using their phones at checkout, authenticating themselves with a fingerprint or their face.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

At the courthouse, immigration agents took Estrada Juarez’s fingerprints and asked her to apply a fingerprint to a form saying she had agreed to be deported, Rodriguez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

At the time, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said customers flocked to the iPhone 5S instead because of its new fingerprint sensor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Using advanced computational techniques, the team searched for CAG-170's genetic fingerprint in gut microbiome samples from more than 11,000 people across 39 countries.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

The man next to Papa Acevedo had a black fingerprint smudged over his face.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older