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something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
regards a sense of permanence as one of the fingerprints of a civilized society
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And with this reimagining, the family’s fingerprints and energy are inextricably embedded in the house too.
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Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
Suspect Luigi Mangione’s fingerprints also matched a water bottle and a protein bar wrapper that police found near the scene and that officials say the gunman purchased at a nearby coffee shop while awaiting his target, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at an unrelated news conference.
—Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Police also recovered a burner phone and water bottle in an alley near where the shooting took place, that could give fingerprints or information on who the shooter is if police can unlock the phone, CNN reported, citing anonymous officials.
—Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The detective is now pinning his hopes on a new round of DNA testing that could provide a gender, age and race profile and match the person whose fingerprints were found at the scene.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
There were no fingerprints left behind, and the museum’s alarm system did not alert a central dispatch.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
Authorities collected fingerprints, a notebook, his passport, and other evidence for lab analysis.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Dental records, fingerprints and DNA testing provided final confirmation of Sinwar's death for Israel and on Friday, Hamas confirmed their leader had been killed.
—James MacKenzie, Reuters, 18 Oct. 2024
The bodies piled up in Chicago, and most had Capone's fingerprints all over them.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
Suspect Luigi Mangione’s fingerprints also matched a water bottle and a protein bar wrapper that police found near the scene and that officials say the gunman purchased at a nearby coffee shop while awaiting his target, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at an unrelated news conference.
—Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Police also recovered a burner phone and water bottle in an alley near where the shooting took place, that could give fingerprints or information on who the shooter is if police can unlock the phone, CNN reported, citing anonymous officials.
—Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The detective is now pinning his hopes on a new round of DNA testing that could provide a gender, age and race profile and match the person whose fingerprints were found at the scene.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
There were no fingerprints left behind, and the museum’s alarm system did not alert a central dispatch.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
Authorities collected fingerprints, a notebook, his passport, and other evidence for lab analysis.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Dental records, fingerprints and DNA testing provided final confirmation of Sinwar's death for Israel and on Friday, Hamas confirmed their leader had been killed.
—James MacKenzie, Reuters, 18 Oct. 2024
The bodies piled up in Chicago, and most had Capone's fingerprints all over them.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Fingerprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingerprints. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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