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A nanoparticle is a fleck of material ranging in size approximately between 1 and 100 nanometers.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024

The Scottish musician, who specializes in pop treacle, is foulmouthed the way a young child is — cheekily and cuddly, without a fleck of harm.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2023

When they dialed the pressure back up to as little as 0.3 gigapascals, the blue fleck turned pink as the electrical resistance plunged to zero.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2023

But he’ll turn 64 before next season, so we have accounted for the speck of a fleck of a prayer of a chance that he retires.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022

The right eye had one more fleck of yellow.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

Oversized disco balls hung overhead, casting flecks of light onto the couches, which were shaped like the brand’s beloved Texas toast.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

The nonstick pan that’s shedding black flecks into your eggs?

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026

Bone Sine in Portland, Ore., flecks its mix of nuts and chana dal with ground lime leaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

Recognizing himself on the screen, Matt smiled widely, flecks of green dotting his sweaty face.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024

And that’s how I felt as she looked up at me, blue eyes glittering with the tiniest flecks of gold.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

The standard sea of matte-pastel water bottles is starting to be flecked with shiny takes from Australia’s Frank Green.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

During the nearly hourlong call, Regan spoke quickly and confidently, detailing his investment strategy and professional credentials—many of them fabricated—in a soothing voice flecked with humor and references to his faith in God.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

The diner with stewy green beans flecked with bacon, sliding up next to a square of cornbread.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026

Video clips from the fateful 1994 rally show Colosio, his curly black hair flecked with confetti, shaking hands and signing autographs as he winds his way through a gleeful political crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025

The gold was soon heaped so high, a man might not see over it to where the sun slipped into a sea flecked with black and white birds, the gulls that had followed them home.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye

Tall, with gray flecking his brown beard, Mr. Vance has the campaign vibe of an easygoing, hyper-smart soccer dad.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

In person, Slaiby — his hair cropped high, gray hairs flecking his beard — is all business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022

Basinski began digitising the old tape loops, but bits of the tape’s metal surface starting flecking off.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2019

For starters, the police and all they survey in their bleak precinct are in desperate straits, even down to the paint flecking off the station house’s walls.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2013

That spring morning she had flown over the sea with her bare feet skimming the water, her boots in her pockets, the ocean spray flecking her ankles, laughing with the speed and joy of it.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell