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strand

[strand] / strænd /
NOUN
fine thread
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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The most dramatic changes occurred when the ruthenium dioxide film reached approximately 4 nanometers thick, which is about the width of a single DNA strand.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

In 2024, the Court of Appeal overturned a lower Family Court decision to take three children away from their family based on hair strand tests.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

However, for this hearing, Emily had a new barrister - Jonathan Adler - who had done his own investigations into hair strand testing.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

There’s another DNA strand provided by screenwriter Kolstad, who also invented “John Wick.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I passed her, but she caught up to me at the door and blew upward to stir an errant strand of hair out of her sepia-brown eyes.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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