sterile
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The first is the sky above the sterile lab in Montpellier, southern France, where the device -- part of a nanosatellite -- will soon be soaring.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Depending on what is ordered, copycat retatrutide can arrive needing to be mixed with sterile, bacteriostatic water which requires various calculations.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Just compare the girls’ cluttered digs with their pursuers’ sterile white suits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The opener, “Rockin’ Shopping Center,” is an ode to sterile suburban hangouts and it’s loaded with early rock ’n’ roll touches—twangy guitars, a strong backbeat and a meaty bassline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
I hugged him tight, his fur smelling like a mix of dogs and vet chemicals, pungent and sterile.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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