particles
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Hantavirus is a rare disease typically transmitted to humans through inhalation of particles contaminated with the urine, droppings or saliva from a rodent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
When sunlight strikes these particles, chlorine atoms are released.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
If nature only allows two types of particles in three dimensions, why can lower dimensions produce something different?
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
He reports a sighting of an unidentified object to Nasa mission control, describing a "bogey" and "trillions of little particles" seen to the left of the spaceship.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
We burn the paper in a screened enclosure and it is fairly efficient, but it’s impossible to get all the food particles off wrapping paper, so when it’s burned the food particles burn with it.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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