marker

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Blood samples were also analyzed for high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, a widely used marker of inflammation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

“I’m struck by that in a way the crayon or marker drawing is provisional — there’s no final form to it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

William Saliba, man-marked by Andrey Santos, used his marker almost as a shield to push into goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, stunting the Chelsea keeper's ability to claim crosses.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

After the father’s guilty plea, the prosecutor said that he hoped it “laid down a marker to other prosecutors, to other police in this country, to other parents, that they must be held accountable.”

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

This coincidence makes 1543 a convenient marker for the start of the scientific revolution that would transform first Europe and then the world.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin