sterile
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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
After being told she was sterile, Bonino got pregnant aged 27.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Though a thoroughly modern man, Keynes shared the ancient hostility to the supposedly sterile activity of “making money out of money.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Millions of sterile male Mexican fruit flies will be released over parts of San Diego County, after one mated female fruit fly was detected around Spring Valley, according to food and agriculture regulators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
So Mr. Brown explained that they would have to be sprayed with one of his special products, which would make the males of the species sterile.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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