particles
Example Sentences
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First, hantavirus is a family of viruses that typically spreads to humans from rodent droppings or urine such as when someone inhales particles near infected rodents.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Xanadu is betting on photonic quantum computing, which uses light particles to carry and process information.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
For more than 100 years, scientists have been trying to understand cosmic rays, incredibly powerful particles that travel across the universe at extreme energies.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
People usually become infected by breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Only the 20-lb molcajete, which is secured with straps on the food-prep counter, shows any signs of use; fine particles of corn are embedded between the basalt grain in the molcajete’s bowl.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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