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pierce

[peers] / pɪərs /


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During charging, tiny tree-like structures called dendrites can grow from the lithium anode, pierce the solid electrolyte, and create internal short circuits.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

Some courts may be less willing to extend trust protections in such cases, though courts do not routinely pierce spendthrift protections simply because the underlying conduct of a beneficiary was wrongful.

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

You’re saying this was a situation where just having some rudimentary sense of who pays tariffs and how they work was an actual bonus because it got to pierce through what Sauer was saying.

From Slate Nov. 10, 2025

Before that, I gently pierce its skin with a knife, just enough to release the precious fat after it liquefies.

From Salon Nov. 1, 2025

Brokk tried to pierce the leather with the tip of the knifeblade.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Spitz’s deep reporting often pierces the mythology surrounding the band.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 20, 2026

As we talk, on occasion the screeching call of a toucan pierces the quiet, and miles above, the same giant black birds hover menacingly in groups, surveying everything below.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

Sell oil if it breaks $90, fade the dollar rally if its index pierces 100 and buy the long bond if it hits 5%.

From MarketWatch Mar. 6, 2026

However, a bright light that illuminates Felix Gold’s site now sometimes pierces the otherwise starlit night sky.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 8, 2025

This time it pierces the now nearly shredded paper in between the words “audiences” and “spectacle,” obscuring the “with” completely.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

DC Studios co-chief James Gunn took to social media Monday to settle a debate once and for all: Of course, Supergirl can have pierced ears.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Archaeologists recently uncovered jewelry that included a pierced deer tooth and beads, all carbon dated to around 11,000 years ago.

From Science Daily May 20, 2026

Nell Campbell, 34, says the closure was "a little bit sad" because she got her ears pierced there as a 12 or 13-year-old.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

“Her heart was pierced because of what she would see,” Wille said, in what struck me as a moment of restrained insight.

From Salon Apr. 6, 2026

Plenty of them didn't have their ears pierced.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Yet another “no,” the song’s final word, becomes its own tiny sonic event—wavering then piercing, sliding way up in pitch, more released than sung.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

That started a current weekly double-bottom base with a bullish piercing line candle the week ended April 11, 2025, and the lows earlier in April.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

Known for its colourful shop fronts and racks of jewellery, bracelets and its ear piercing services, the brand's bright purple branding is a familiar sight for millions of teens during a Saturday shop.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

Instead, he explores the wounds inflicted by fame’s piercing orbit, implying that absolution isn’t attained by climbing stardom’s echelons, but by falling just before reaching the top, hitting every last regret on the way down.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2026

All she saw were the emperor’s piercing black eyes.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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