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sterile

[ster-il, -ahyl] / ˈstɛr ɪl, -aɪl /


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During the 1950s, officials carried out one of the most successful biological control campaigns in history using a method known as the sterile insect technique.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

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

Or in the sterile, professional confines of SoFi Stadium, where Jarmond would have the Bruins playing this season if the city of Pasadena hadn’t disputed the move in court.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Don’t ask a soccer parent how they feel about spending weekends in sterile hotels for an endless parade of meaningless tournaments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The crusade to create a chemically sterile, insect-free world seems to have engendered a fanatic zeal on the part of many specialists and most of the so-called control agencies.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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