fleck
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A nanoparticle is a fleck of material ranging in size approximately between 1 and 100 nanometers.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
When they dialed the pressure back up to as little as 0.3 gigapascals, the blue fleck turned pink as the electrical resistance plunged to zero.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2023
It’s an economy that makes me feel like the zillionth scampering fleck in some global ant farm.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
But he’ll turn 64 before next season, so we have accounted for the speck of a fleck of a prayer of a chance that he retires.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
Then I saw it: a tiny red-and-white fleck high in the western sky, droning my way.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
The nonstick pan that’s shedding black flecks into your eggs?
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
Bone Sine in Portland, Ore., flecks its mix of nuts and chana dal with ground lime leaves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
In Shasta and Nevada counties, flecks of ink marring the bar codes printed on some ballots prevented voting machines made by Hart InterCivic from correctly reading those ballots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
Millions of items of techno-detritus have accumulated overhead since the start of the space age in 1957 - from flecks of paint to the abandoned upper-stages of rockets, like the one just pictured by Astroscale.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2024
Harry could feel flecks of cold salt spray hitting his face.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
During the nearly hourlong call, Regan spoke quickly and confidently, detailing his investment strategy and professional credentials—many of them fabricated—in a soothing voice flecked with humor and references to his faith in God.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The crumb is dense, almost fudgy, flecked with earthy carrot and toasted nuts that have been folded in and ground to underscore the cake’s warmth.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
The chewy morsels come sopping in soy sauce and flecked with chile flakes, with a rich and juicy meat filling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
This is not a class-action saga flecked with mangled limbs, unchecked asbestos, or dramatically shortened lifespans.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2024
A fooLmore foolish than most had once jested that even Lord lywin's shit was flecked with gold.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
In person, Slaiby — his hair cropped high, gray hairs flecking his beard — is all business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Basinski began digitising the old tape loops, but bits of the tape’s metal surface starting flecking off.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2019
For starters, the police and all they survey in their bleak precinct are in desperate straits, even down to the paint flecking off the station house’s walls.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2013
Last week, with gold flecking the trees and black flecking the skies, the Terre Haute Crow Patrol mustered once again.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2011
Vali’s human shape fell from him, and where Vali had stood was a wolf, foam flecking its muzzle.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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