stain
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Its accessible design also enables researchers to stain cells directly and observe them over long periods without the clogging problems that can occur in closed systems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
“For me, Mamdani sitting in City Hall as the mayor is a stain on the spirit of New York,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Joe Kent, who served as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center from 2025 to 2026, called it “a stain on our morality.”
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
There are seagull puppets, a tandem bicycle, an oil stain in the shape of a rabbit, a meteorite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
I stare at a stain on the seat and try to remember what it came from.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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Scientists have traditionally addressed this problem by adding stains to create greater contrast.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
“A case like this stains the whole industry and that’s the problem,” Shulman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
A photo Neha shared on Instagram showed their face streaked with ink stains.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
He also said then that the "appalling atrocity of slavery" stains Britain's history.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I am Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg,” said the holographic image, who had ink stains all over his fingertips.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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In the distance was a bronze statue of Louis XIV on a rearing horse in the majestic Place des Victoires, its stone pedestal stained by protesters’ splashes of red paint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Sweet carefully transfers the delicate tissue onto a glass slide, where selected cellular structures are stained to make them easier to distinguish under a powerful microscope.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
They vowed not to go back after the orange substance stained Misty for weeks, but the four-year-old dog, who had always been an "really healthy dog", soon became sick.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
This town is known for two things: the original medieval stained glass windows in its ancient church and a world-beating air show hosted every year with the latest in military technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The sweater was threadbare and stained with newsprint, but it was a tangible link with Betsie.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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She said Greenpeace had painted over rocks and soil, staining them.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
It doesn’t come on a school-issued bun, nor does it come with the staining might of tomato sauce and ground beef.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The research team combined multiple techniques, including binding experiments, staining approaches, and ultra-high-resolution imaging, to examine how H5N1 interacts with different tissues.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
No doubt she tried in some cases, staining the Justice Department in the process.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026
One after another, they swarm through the door like bees in a hive, zipping left and right, knocking into freshly lit chandelier-lanterns, staining the marble with their dark sparks.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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