swab
Example Sentences
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Most snakes were captured alive so scientists could swab their skin and collect blood samples before release.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
For $249, patients can order the test and mail in a swab, and after a few weeks they receive a GLP-1 “effectiveness score.”
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Vials such as these are used by medical professionals to transport swab samples taken from patients to laboratories for analysis, in order to determine whether the patient is suffering from an infection.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Similarly, a simple cheek swab can often be used to find a compatible stem-cell donor thanks to advances in DNA testing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
At first it was from the shots they gave us for typhoid, in very heavy doses and in assembly- line fashion: swab, jab, swab, Move along now, swab, jab, swab, Keep it moving.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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