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fingerprint

[fing-ger-print] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌprɪnt /
NOUN
mark on finger
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“It will be more practical to fingerprint real media than fake media” as feeds start to “fill up with synthetic everything,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri wrote in December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

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

One of the most striking discoveries was a partial human fingerprint preserved in the caulking.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

The idea behind it—that every human has a unique fingerprint that cannot be altered—was proposed by the Scottish doctor Henry Faulds.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day