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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

I’m choosing to pierce through all the ugly noise that surrounds the tournament and remember what it’s like watching your first World Cup as a child.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 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

Some sleuths have resorted to studying body language as they try to pierce the veil of secrecy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

Once when they passed in the corridor she had given him a quick sidelong glance which seemed to pierce right into him and for a moment had filled him with black terror.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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

Antonio Obá’s painting of a monk-like horseman at Mendes Wood DM, his copper-hued cloak glimmering under a turquoise sky while his gaze pierces the viewer, is a small master class in paint-handling and color theory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

When gold pierces through supply growth by 50%-plus — compared with gold-mining output up around 1% — something is being questioned.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025

Surprisingly, given the depths of era-specific repression he’s achieved in previous features “Moffie” and “Living,” Hermanus struggles here to convey as much when full-throated expression pierces the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

Winter blessings were heavy and thick like Mother’s pot of homemade stew, like the knitted hat and scarf she makes me wear when it snows, when the cold pierces my skin, freezes my bones.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

A mother and her unborn twins miraculously survived after a metal pole fell off a truck on a Southern California freeway, pierced her car windshield and struck her in the stomach, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 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

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

But as birth mother to Kelly and her brother, her approval had to be given for things such as the children going on holiday abroad or having their ears pierced.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Their howls pierced a hole through the moonless night.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Mr. Simms is a writer of piercing insight and concision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

That disposition lurks behind his piercing hazel-green eyes, which seem to absorb every detail of the small coffeeshop and our fellow patrons, and it’s at the heart of how he moves through the world.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

Besides ear piercing, Claire's also lacked offerings like make-up lessons to entice people into stores.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

He paused, his eyes fierce, his voice piercing.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover