sterile
Example Sentences
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To see only “the West Bank” is to view a sterile geopolitical entity: a narrow strip of land defined by 20th-century skirmishes and modern conflict.
Her sock was hardly sterile, but at least it would soothe the pain and cover the welt.
From Literature
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Landau takes out her phone to show me pictures of Rosta and Hunter leaning in close to each other, displaying an intimacy that’s not typical for a sterile meeting room.
From Los Angeles Times
Earlier experiments, he explained, produced results that did not match existing knowledge, leading scientists to speculate about the presence of a fourth neutrino -- a "sterile" neutrino.
From Science Daily
Over the years, several unexplained experimental results have fueled speculation about a fourth variety known as a sterile neutrino, which would interact even more weakly than the others.
From Science Daily
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