particles
Example Sentences
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First, hantavirus is a family of viruses that typically spreads to humans from rodent droppings or urine such as when someone inhales particles near infected rodents.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Xanadu is betting on photonic quantum computing, which uses light particles to carry and process information.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Because this same feature appears across many different types of particles, the findings strongly support theories suggesting that cosmic ray acceleration and movement through space are controlled by rigidity.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
People usually become infected by breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
In a world without ears there would be no sounds, only vibrations; in a world without noses there would be no smells, only particles floating in the atmosphere.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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