finger
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The basic idea is similar to running a wet finger around the rim of a wine glass.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
The lawsuit, filed by the Clarkson Law Firm in August, claimed: "Oura rings cannot measure one's sleep or cycles. That's because sleep happens in the brain, not on one's finger."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
He goes on to explain why he isn’t currently playing, lifting a crooked finger to the camera and saying he is injured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Anderson’s original “Resident Evil” film franchise, the writer-director — known for his abrasive, nu-metal vulgar auteurism — raises a middle finger of sorts to his detractors.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Torak cried out as the flint bit between finger and thumb.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
He smooths the features of the head -- which he says weighs more than a ton -- with a yellow sponge, while another craftsman adds clay to the fingers of the enormous hands.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
AI-powered image generators have evolved since the days when they routinely gave people six fingers or extra feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He said difficulties with his fingers had prevented him from playing guitar, which he described as something he loved.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Yes, I’m hoping to see some Oscar contenders while I’m here and have my fingers crossed for a few movies I’ll be seeing shortly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Awkwardly, he brought out the hand that held the Nanuak, and unclenched his fingers.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
"It's more a theme park than a shopping mall," Germany supporter Michael Karg, 48, said as he fingered through an A-Z list of restaurants on a digital directory.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Speculation has fingered everyone from political insiders to drug traffickers as the ones behind Colosio’s assassination, which contributed to a sense of upheaval in Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
So it didn't take long for Mr Freeman – legally known as Desmond Filby – to be fingered as the alleged culprit.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
And while a species commonly known as "the rat flea" has been fingered as the main culprit in plague outbreaks, a species known as "the human flea" may play a secondary role.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2024
I gave him his box of mementos and watched as he fingered each one: the Wiggle King fishing lure, the silver dollar, the cork, little Eva’s nesting doll, and the skeleton key.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Chopin sought to convey these moods through explicit performing directions about fingering, pedaling and slurring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
"I tend now to play parts of chords, rather than fingering the whole damn thing. I use these shortcuts that would be a nightmare for a guitar teacher."
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2023
She had a leopard scarf elegantly wrapped around her head and was fingering a glittering ring and staring blankly into the distance.
From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2023
He looked away, fingering a frayed edge of the carpet.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2022
Ash had been fingering the stem of her goblet, looking at its fine workmanship, when Kaisa asked, “Will you come to the ball?”
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
