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sterile

[ster-il, -ahyl] / ˈstɛr ɪl, -aɪl /


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Just compare the girls’ cluttered digs with their pursuers’ sterile white suits.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The archaeologists built sterile, temporary structures with temperature and humidity controls, and lowered experts clad in head-to-toe medical gowns into the pits atop bedlike platforms so as to minimize contact with the artifacts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

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

The rooms are polished without feeling sterile, featuring plush beds, large bathrooms and spacious showers.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

The building is so dreary and sterile that it almost looks like a prison.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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