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fingernail

[fing-ger-neyl] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌneɪl /


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At the August hearing, McCaslin said she wants to decide other evidentiary issues, including whether the defense will be allowed to test DNA found under Maggie’s fingernail with new genetic-genealogy techniques.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

His miniature fingernail polish paintings of everyday objects — a purse, a lipstick tube, a stiletto — are equal parts playful and macabre.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

Ortiz says an Arlington police detective called him and asked what fingernail polish Cynthia had been wearing when she disappeared.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2026

When used together, these ingredients produced a formula that allowed a smartphone to register a fingernail touch, marking an important early success.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2026

“One green,” she said, pointing at it closely with a chewed fingernail.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart

The criminals hoped the documents within would contain sensitive secrets they could use to blackmail Hughes, who sometimes spent months without leaving his home, eating only chocolate bars and milk, letting his fingernails grow long.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Pfeiffer: The surprising thing is, you realize you’re just hanging on by your fingernails.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

The texture of the crest and the network of blood vessel channels inside it indicate that it was covered in keratin, the same material found in human fingernails.

From Science Daily Feb. 23, 2026

"Under my fingernails, it's no longer the sacred earth of Djenne, but engine grease," Cisse told AFP, overcome with nostalgia for his former life.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

As he took out a small notebook and began to read names from it, I was suddenly conscious of my rumpled clothes, my long, ragged fingernails.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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