fingerprint

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The process most often involves doing what you do to unlock your device - such as using built-in biometric sensors to scan your fingerprint or face, or using a pin code.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The travel agent warned that entry "will take longer" under the new EU system, as passengers have their fingerprint and facial data taken while answering a series of questions.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

They measured platinum, iridium, and other trace elements to build a chemical fingerprint.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

In our brave new world, even young kids need a fingerprint reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The skin melds together, swirls of fingerprint ridges finding one another again, closing solidly once more.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern