sterile

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Scientists recovered a very small but partial match to Quinn from a part of the device that had been sterile before it had been used and had not been touched since.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 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

Behind the glass of a sterile room, two employees in full protective suits could be seen extracting an insulin component from a large vat to send a test sample to a customer.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

We looked at every square inch of that barren, sterile room, Mrs. Janssen with her bad eyes and me with my good ones.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse