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sterile

[ster-il, -ahyl] / ˈstɛr ɪl, -aɪl /


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The government was awarded £122m plus interest from PPE Medpro last year, after a court ruled the firm had breached a contract to supply sterile surgical gowns during the pandemic.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

But as the screwworm risk declined, the U.S. closed down most of its sterile fly production facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The rooms are polished without feeling sterile, featuring plush beds, large bathrooms and spacious showers.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Secretary Brooke Rollins said the agency had already deployed millions of sterile flies after the first Texas case was confirmed last week, and would continue with more releases in newly confirmed areas.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

Mama and Baba lay within their airtight sterile chambers, buried under tubes and cables and lit only by the wall of monitors.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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