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fingerprint

[fing-ger-print] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌprɪnt /
NOUN
mark on finger
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Roberts sent the envelope that contained the threatening letter for forensic analysis, and a fingerprint returned a match to White, according to the criminal complaint.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The treatment works by taking a sample of the patient's tumor and identifying its unique mutational signature, or "fingerprint," then using mRNA technology to fight it.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

He admitted that they didn’t turn over the fingerprint evidence and that it would have been helpful to Brooks’ case, according to the memo.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

A smudged fingerprint on the rear-view mirror has also never been matched.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Every drawer was empty, every bare surface without so much as a fingerprint.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Antidepressants, beta-blockers, proton pump inhibitors, and benzodiazepines were also associated with distinctive microbial "fingerprints."

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

Gotham is able to distinguish between the animals largely thanks to "fluke prints": whales have unique patterns on the underside of their tails, similar to human fingerprints, St. Lawrence explained.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

By then, the San Francisco family will have had their birth certificates notarized, had European officials record their fingerprints and transferred half a million Euros into an international investment fund.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Items belonging to some of the victims were recovered from the car, and Mihai's fingerprints were found on the wine glasses left behind in the men's homes.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

There was a green glow as his fingerprints were read, and a moment later, the door slid soundlessly open.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Seven mobile phones and a laptop were seized, and Greer was brought into a police station to be fingerprinted and have his DNA taken.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Sardar Khan, 41, was sitting in a large tent at Omari camp near the crossing, where people get a return certificate and are fingerprinted.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

As a teenager, she applied to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, paid her fee and was fingerprinted for a background check.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Because Cynthia’s white Fiero had been released to Gonzalez before it could be properly fingerprinted, police said it wasn’t useful to the case either.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2026

But it was the men who gave her the final label, who fingerprinted her for all time.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

Molecular fingerprinting revealed compounds associated with pine trees, showing that every sample was dominated by heated coniferous resin or coniferous tar, also called pitch.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

As a high-schooler Busby performed locally; a music career beckoned, but based on his academic performance an FBI recruiter offered him a position in the bureau’s fingerprinting lab.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Because the countries had no official diplomatic ties, it took months of negotiations to arrange that game, and the Iranians required special fingerprinting and security exemptions at the airport.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

VPNs mask your IP address and encrypt your traffic, but websites still can collect data on you through cookies, browser fingerprinting and account logins.

From Salon Nov. 30, 2025

But Bertillonage was already being displaced by a more efficient method of identification that was revolutionizing the world of scientific detection: fingerprinting.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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