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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

Careful not to pierce his claws by accident, he fitted it to his own tail.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

Spoken with earnest confusion, McDormand’s line pierces the heart.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 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

A chill pierces my skin, and I cry out.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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

Claire’s, the accessories store and mall staple that has pierced the ears of more than 131 million customers over the decades, had long built its brand with a distinctive shade of bright violet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 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

He told the jury he learned the injury had pierced her skin and became "concerned the diagnosis may be rabies".

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

He pierced the paper onto the nail that held the ornament Beto and Cari had made him.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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

The Welsh Government says it is monitoring the implementation of mandatory licencing schemes for acupuncture, dry needling, body piercing, electrolysis, tattooing and semi-permanent makeup and this "will inform any potential future extension to other procedures".

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Drills can be heard piercing the cement until someone shouts "Silence!" with a raised fist.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Lowery 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

And indeed, now he felt—with piercing certainty—that Captain’s was gone.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman