sterile

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"Due to poorly-planned development, the overuse of pesticides and the practice of creating sterile and lifeless outdoor spaces, wildlife is now disappearing and people are becoming disconnected from nature." said Surrey Wildlife Trust's Claire Harris.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

In habeas doctrine, the danger has always been that federal review becomes so deferential that even substantial constitutional claims are transformed into sterile questions of state-court reasonableness.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Scientists used germ-free mouse models, which are raised in completely sterile conditions without any bacteria.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Built of cold, modern concrete, it stands as a permanent, if somewhat sterile, monument to a difficult past, with my grandfather’s name inscribed in the center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

He pointed out that a few years earlier, when scientists started taking protective measures against cross-species contamination—such as working under sterile hoods—it had suddenly become harder to grow new cell lines.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot