swab
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Oxford maintained that he was innocent but agreed to give police a cheek swab for a DNA test.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The test could be performed using DNA collected from a blood sample or mouth swab.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
For $249, patients can order the test and mail in a swab, and after a few weeks they receive a GLP-1 “effectiveness score.”
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Vials such as these are used by medical professionals to transport swab samples taken from patients to laboratories for analysis, in order to determine whether the patient is suffering from an infection.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
She’s wearing a halter and I hold on to it, but mostly she stays still as I swab out her nostrils and swaddle her throat in flannel.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Researchers first collected plaque samples using cotton swabs on one side of each participant's mouth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Nonprofit SecureBio monitors wastewater and nasal swabs to deter biological attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Davey said DNA swabs were trialled by ecologists from Yorkshire Water and the South Yorkshire Bat Group.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Researchers closely tracked symptoms and collected daily nasal swabs, saliva samples, and blood samples to monitor infection and antibody development.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026
He took out all the bandages and swabs and put them in an old mug from the kitchen.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
Tamasi swabbed for DNA samples in Spivey’s truck—door handles and such.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
Officials swabbed his cheek to obtain DNA, and then moved him to Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
When someone goes to their GP or hospital with flu-like symptoms, they can be swabbed and tested for influenza, Covid, RSV and other viruses.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
And though a forensics expert swabbed the interior of the yacht for explosives, there were no testing facilities on the island, said Allan Galbraith, the superintendent in charge of Operation Rainbow.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
Feet and legs should be raised, massaged, and swabbed in a warm infusion of willow bark, camphor, and arrowroot.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Inside, women are dabbing moisturizers, sampling eye shadows and swabbing lipsticks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
But immediately after the crash, investigators carried out the meticulous process of swabbing the interior of the VW Polo for any forensic samples that could link the driver to that seat.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
Iwasaki cautioned against the idea that people swabbing their noses with Neosporin will be a cure-all in the future.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2024
I told Conboy the thought of swabbing my cheek and waiting for the results, which might be alarming, could keep me awake at night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
So Humason took odd jobs at the observatory—electrician’s assistant, janitor, swabbing the floors of the telescope he had helped to build.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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