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fingernail

[fing-ger-neyl] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌneɪl /


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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

There were moments of promise, with Dom Young a fingernail from scoring in the corner from a Herbie Farnworth grubber kick and Morgan Knowles knocking on before grounding the ball under the sticks.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2025

Hewlett had detected metal buried inside some gravel—digging it up, he found a chunk of gold about half the size of his pinkie fingernail.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 13, 2025

I used electrical tape to attach cardboard fins to the casement and then borrowed Mom’s fingernail polish to paint a name on the side.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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

However, nonconductive materials like fingernails or pencil erasers do not alter the electric field, so the screen does not respond.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2026

“Keeping the dirt under my fingernails with projects like this, and watching shows as often as I do, you realize how hard and how much creativity and magic there are around shows,” Lovett said.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2026

He paints his fingernails and is no stranger to samba dancing in the finish area, wanting to bring more colour to alpine skiing.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

I run my finger along the inner edge of the strip lighting, then wedge my fingernails in the crack.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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