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fingernail

[fing-ger-neyl] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌneɪl /


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At the August hearing, McCaslin said she wants to decide other evidentiary issues, including whether the defense will be allowed to test DNA found under Maggie’s fingernail with new genetic-genealogy techniques.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 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

Ortiz says an Arlington police detective called him and asked what fingernail polish Cynthia had been wearing when she disappeared.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2026

When used together, these ingredients produced a formula that allowed a smartphone to register a fingernail touch, marking an important early success.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2026

When I said that, she took off her glasses and put down her pen, all calm, and started tapping her fingernail on the thick folder in front of her.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

We’ve also watched England supporters chew off their fingernails, the French get soaked by a thunderstorm in Philadelphia, and that Belgian kid who burst into tears when his team proved utterly useless.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Researchers are now working on a clear nail polish that could make that possible by turning long fingernails into touchscreen-compatible styluses.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2026

“Keeping the dirt under my fingernails with projects like this, and watching shows as often as I do, you realize how hard and how much creativity and magic there are around shows,” Lovett said.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 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

The senators read newspapers, jumped up and down opening and closing doors and windows, gazed at the ceiling, sharpened pencils, clipped their fingernails, stretched, and yawned.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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