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pristine

[pris-teen, pri-steen, pris-tahyn] / ˈprɪs tin, prɪˈstin, ˈprɪs taɪn /


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Vaccines for infectious diseases are given to healthy people and must have a pristine safety profile, Letai said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Now scientists say the race is on to protect this "relatively pristine" environment from the threats of climate change and pollution.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Predicting and timing the final shape is difficult without pristine insight into the highest levels of government and the military—which no investor really has.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

"Our findings suggest that Jupiter's moons did not form as chemically pristine worlds," Mousis said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

A gaggle of pristine suits and strategically placed silk handkerchiefs.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern