thumbprint
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The system's biometric fingerprint process could not accommodate someone like him, as it could not capture his scarred thumbprint or the prints of the other two scarred fingers.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
These versions are also much larger: while an O’Ryan’s potato is about the size of a thumbprint, See’s can stretch up to three inches long.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
In Hammani’s retelling, he relented after four days, applying his thumbprint to a written confession, which he wasn’t allowed to read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
“Writing is a way of marking existence. For me to have that as a thumbprint foundation to pretty much everything that I do is like: Before anything else, someone was here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
“Damage was minimal, and the police decided that it was just a prank. The only significant evidence was a purple thumbprint found in the middle of the CEO’s computer screen.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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