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In many ways, the high-tech future I envisioned as a child has come to pass — we have computers in our pockets, driverless cars, thumbprint and face ID, and voice-activated remote controls for everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
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
Seeing her dad's thumbprint helped Jacqueline understand Fred’s journey from the soldier he was to the father she knew.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2024
“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
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