foreign substance

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He speaks about opportunities like it’s some sort of unreachable foreign substance instead of owning up to the truth — that it’s his job to create those opportunities for his players.

From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2023

Because EVs can be produced with materials largely found in a patient's own cells, the body is less likely to treat the particles as a foreign substance.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

Mets pitcher Max Scherzer was ejected for having a foreign substance on his hand but the Dodgers still had offensive struggles in 5-3 loss.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023

“Players who are found to have used a foreign substance following a prior suspension for violating the rule will be subject to more severe, progressive discipline for each subsequent violation,” Hill said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

The common attendants upon the shark are the remora, or sucking-fish, and the pilot-fish, the former deriving its name from the firm manner in which it can adhere to any foreign substance.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous