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During charging, tiny tree-like structures called dendrites can grow from the lithium anode, pierce the solid electrolyte, and create internal short circuits.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

Some courts may be less willing to extend trust protections in such cases, though courts do not routinely pierce spendthrift protections simply because the underlying conduct of a beneficiary was wrongful.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

While we all need periodic reminders that pierce through the monotony and horrors of the day, awe of nature and our fragile existence being paramount, we also need reminders that a better future is possible.

From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026

The building stretches far above our heads, its 400 million pounds suspended by 14 fan-shaped steel columns that pierce the lobby’s marble floor and burrow into Manhattan’s bedrock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

Again Pinmei felt the familiar longing pierce her.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

As we talk, on occasion the screeching call of a toucan pierces the quiet, and miles above, the same giant black birds hover menacingly in groups, surveying everything below.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

Her voice pierces the sky and cuts through the marrow of modern apathy.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

However, a bright light that illuminates Felix Gold’s site now sometimes pierces the otherwise starlit night sky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025

When gold pierces through supply growth by 50%-plus — compared with gold-mining output up around 1% — something is being questioned.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025

A sliver of hope pierces me, strangely painful, when combined with the guilt I feel for how I deceived him.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Archaeologists recently uncovered jewelry that included a pierced deer tooth and beads, all carbon dated to around 11,000 years ago.

From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026

Claire’s, the accessories store and mall staple that has pierced the ears of more than 131 million customers over the decades, had long built its brand with a distinctive shade of bright violet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

On the nouveau fashion blogs of Substack, women exchange styling ideas for the brand’s signature pierced mules.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

"I got my ears pierced at Claire's when I was little," Taylor says, adding they now enjoy shopping at places like jewellery chain Lovisa as well.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

And then, out of nowhere, the darkness is pierced by light.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Mr. Simms is a writer of piercing insight and concision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Havana Syndrome was first publicly reported in 2016, when US diplomats in Cuba reported getting sick and hearing piercing sounds at night.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

That started a current weekly double-bottom base with a bullish piercing line candle the week ended April 11, 2025, and the lows earlier in April.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

Lowery explores the wounds inflicted by fame’s piercing orbit, implying that absolution isn’t attained by climbing stardom’s echelons, but by falling just before reaching the top, hitting every last regret on the way down.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

The shrieking of its breath rose, piercing, agonizing, reverberating across the hill.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell