fingerprint

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"Every brain is as unique as a fingerprint and has potential for growth," Cook said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

Every humpback has a pattern on the underside of their tail -- or fluke -- that is unique "like a human fingerprint", Castro said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

He prays for her before each game, looking up to the sky while grasping his wife’s necklace, then kissing a ring that has her fingerprint tattooed on it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

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

Thus a fingerprint left at the scene of a crime is an Evidence-Index, an indication, or token, that someone in particular has been there.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton