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spatter

[spat-er] / ˈspæt ər /


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“We don’t have photographs, site plans, measurements, the recovery of projectiles, blood spatter analysis, all of those things we would normally get at a crime scene.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In Alameda County, inspectors found weld spatter waste, which sometimes contains copper, along with paint mix, used wipes with primer and other hazardous waste dumped into ordinary trash containers at Tesla’s Fremont factory.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

“Blood stain analysis, bullet analysis, blood spatter analysis. Those things.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023

He also noted that the police had for months wrongly believed that blood spatter had been found on Mr. Murdaugh’s shirt, when, in fact, more rigorous tests taken later showed no blood.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Moments later shadows moved like spatter paint along the walls, catching the light when they passed the window so I could see the outline of wings.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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