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A nanoparticle is a fleck of material ranging in size approximately between 1 and 100 nanometers.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024

For full-spectrum flavor, you could also include a pinch of sumac for sourness, a fleck of crushed dried seaweed for savoriness and a dash of poppy seeds for sweet nuttiness.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2023

When they dialed the pressure back up to as little as 0.3 gigapascals, the blue fleck turned pink as the electrical resistance plunged to zero.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2023

It’s an economy that makes me feel like the zillionth scampering fleck in some global ant farm.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

The Plant had gone to seed, and we had swept every tiny fleck into a labeled envelope, which had then been placed in a labeled jar, which had then been locked in the library cabinet.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

The farm screens each batch for four types of bacteria: salmonella, E. coli, campylobacter and listeria, all of which thrive in the intestines of cattle and can contaminate milk through microscopic flecks of infected feces.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

The red and blue of the women’s clothing echo the tints of the rainbow itself, as do smaller, random flecks of color throughout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Recognizing himself on the screen, Matt smiled widely, flecks of green dotting his sweaty face.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024

In Shasta and Nevada counties, flecks of ink marring the bar codes printed on some ballots prevented voting machines made by Hart InterCivic from correctly reading those ballots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024

But the kitchen light sparked flecks of fool's gold stars, and out of the waves burst hand-painted shells, white and pink, the kind my mother loved.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

I bought a tub of amatriciana, flecked with visible hunks of guanciale and red pepper flakes, and a box of rigatoni.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

Slender but flecked with magical touches, “Romería” is so gentle it never quite qualifies as haunting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

During the nearly hourlong call, Regan spoke quickly and confidently, detailing his investment strategy and professional credentials—many of them fabricated—in a soothing voice flecked with humor and references to his faith in God.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

This is not a class-action saga flecked with mangled limbs, unchecked asbestos, or dramatically shortened lifespans.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2024

Hester was no beauty; she was about as plain and scrawny as a hare could be; but her eyes were marvelously colored, gold-hazel flecked with rays of deepest peat brown and forest green.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

In person, Slaiby — his hair cropped high, gray hairs flecking his beard — is all business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022

Basinski began digitising the old tape loops, but bits of the tape’s metal surface starting flecking off.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2019

For starters, the police and all they survey in their bleak precinct are in desperate straits, even down to the paint flecking off the station house’s walls.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2013

Last week, with gold flecking the trees and black flecking the skies, the Terre Haute Crow Patrol mustered once again.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2011

That spring morning she had flown over the sea with her bare feet skimming the water, her boots in her pockets, the ocean spray flecking her ankles, laughing with the speed and joy of it.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell