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“Do I fit the criteria in terms of Christianity and in regard to St. Peter and pearly gates?”

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

While many species can regenerate their teeth, human beings only get one chance at growing a healthy set of adult pearly whites.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Even more provocatively, the authors propose those pearly bumps serve as control knobs, influencing how quickly and precisely the cell fires its signals.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2024

“The Office of Endangered Species has gone the way of the dusky seaside sparrow and the Sampson’s pearly mussel,” the story read.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2023

The sky was a very pale, pearly grey, and the mist lay in great rolls, about the edges of the field, and thick on the horizon.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill