sterile
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Until now, hospital pharmacy teams have had to prepare a bag of the drug under sterile conditions which is then given as an infusion into the vein through a cannula.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
In habeas doctrine, the danger has always been that federal review becomes so deferential that even substantial constitutional claims are transformed into sterile questions of state-court reasonableness.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Scientists used germ-free mouse models, which are raised in completely sterile conditions without any bacteria.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Built of cold, modern concrete, it stands as a permanent, if somewhat sterile, monument to a difficult past, with my grandfather’s name inscribed in the center.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
More than likely, people have already done it, and that’s what got us to where we are right now—this sterile, boring, overly monitored lab.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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