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sterility

[stuh-ril-i-tee] / stəˈrɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
infertility
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Friedkin’s movie shifted people’s perceptions about fear and played with longstanding ideas about the nuclear family and religious ideology, themes that were starting to be contested and debated as America moved further from ’50s-era sterility.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

On Wednesday a judge ordered PPE Medpro to repay £122m as the gowns it supplied did not meet sterility certification standards.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025

Bana was intoxicated by his environment — so much so that he wouldn’t want to go back to the sterility of a soundstage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025

Most recently, drug company Brassica Pharma recalled four eye ointments sold in stores, including Walmart and CVS, after a Food and Drug Administration inspection flagged potential sterility issues.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2024

But Margaret had been trained as a surgical nurse, which meant sterility was her specialty—it was key to preventing deadly infections in patients in the operating room.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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