fingernail
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Nanocrystals are extremely small crystals, with millions or even billions able to fit on a fingernail.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
His miniature fingernail polish paintings of everyday objects — a purse, a lipstick tube, a stiletto — are equal parts playful and macabre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
IBM says 2nm designs can fit up to 50 billion transistors, tiny components smaller than a virus, on a chip the size of a fingernail.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
Two days after the match, a small bruise appeared under my fingernail.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
Not that she could make out sea lions from this distance—the lone sailboat she could see wasn’t any bigger than her fingernail, so a sea lion would be like the size of a freckle.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Fossils suggest Teilhardina differed from other mammals of the time as it had fingernails rather than claws, which helped it grasp branches and handle food – a key characteristic of primates to this day.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
His fingernails, seen up close, are relatively clean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Pfeiffer: The surprising thing is, you realize you’re just hanging on by your fingernails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
"Under my fingernails, it's no longer the sacred earth of Djenne, but engine grease," Cisse told AFP, overcome with nostalgia for his former life.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Doctors often skipped the step of scrupulously washing their hands and fingernails with soap and water before treating a wound or performing surgery.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
