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These versions are also much larger: while an O’Ryan’s potato is about the size of a thumbprint, See’s can stretch up to three inches long.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

In Hammani’s retelling, he relented after four days, applying his thumbprint to a written confession, which he wasn’t allowed to read.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

“Writing is a way of marking existence. For me to have that as a thumbprint foundation to pretty much everything that I do is like: Before anything else, someone was here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

"The black and white photograph has a thumbprint in the corner - it looks like it's the original," Mr Edwards added.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023

“So if I scan my thumbprint on this thing, I’ll travel into the future?”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly