fingerprint

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Like, I can see someone’s been pointing at it, there’s a nice fingerprint mark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

"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

World uses the iris for ID confirmation because it is the most unique part of a person, even more so than a fingerprint.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 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