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sterile

[ster-il, -ahyl] / ˈstɛr ɪl, -aɪl /


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During the 1950s, officials carried out one of the most successful biological control campaigns in history using a method known as the sterile insect technique.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

The first is the sky above the sterile lab in Montpellier, southern France, where the device -- part of a nanosatellite -- will soon be soaring.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

“Case” unfolds in the sterile office of a mortgage broker in Twin Falls, Idaho.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Depending on what is ordered, copycat retatrutide can arrive needing to be mixed with sterile, bacteriostatic water which requires various calculations.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

There is no such thing as a sterile man anymore, not officially.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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