sterile
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The government was awarded £122m plus interest from PPE Medpro last year, after a court ruled the firm had breached a contract to supply sterile surgical gowns during the pandemic.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Playing in a sterile stadium built to house the soul-crushing losses of the NFL Jets and Giants, the 27-year-old Parisian dazzled more than 80,000 with a pair of second-half goals against Senegal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The rooms are polished without feeling sterile, featuring plush beds, large bathrooms and spacious showers.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Eradication was possible through the sterile insect technique, which uses gamma radiation to irradiate screwworm pupae and create sterile male flies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
It is this interaction of the elements which makes living creatures possible, and without it the universe would be sterile.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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