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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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What happens in Adolescence A large chunk of the first episode goes through the tedious procedures of entering the criminal justice system—the questioning, the fingerprints, walking up and down stairs to various rooms.
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
The sheriff's office said officers obtained Milla-Valdes' original 1986 fingerprints from Puerto Rico and a set from his criminal history in Monroe County which matched the prints and confirmed Aguirre and Milla-Valdes was the same person.
—Tomas Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
This was a plot point likely decided on in the season three writer’s room after the show’s long hiatus — and one that has AO3’s fingerprints all over it.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 13 Mar. 2025
Under the general rule, fingerprints are required to cross the border.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Since 2018 the evidence for unequivocal human fingerprints on Earth’s climate system has become overwhelming.
—Charles F. Manski, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2025
Deputies caught Milla-Valdes by analyzing his fingerprints, the sheriff's office said Friday in a social media post.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
Police found his car in an alleyway, and inside was a notebook with traces of pepper spray on it, as well as the siblings’ fingerprints, officials said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
The way these waves moved and interfered with each other revealed hidden fingerprints of the fourth dimension in the structure of the quasicrystal.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2025
Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
The sheriff's office said officers obtained Milla-Valdes' original 1986 fingerprints from Puerto Rico and a set from his criminal history in Monroe County which matched the prints and confirmed Aguirre and Milla-Valdes was the same person.
—Tomas Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
This was a plot point likely decided on in the season three writer’s room after the show’s long hiatus — and one that has AO3’s fingerprints all over it.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 13 Mar. 2025
Under the general rule, fingerprints are required to cross the border.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Since 2018 the evidence for unequivocal human fingerprints on Earth’s climate system has become overwhelming.
—Charles F. Manski, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2025
Deputies caught Milla-Valdes by analyzing his fingerprints, the sheriff's office said Friday in a social media post.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
Police found his car in an alleyway, and inside was a notebook with traces of pepper spray on it, as well as the siblings’ fingerprints, officials said.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
The way these waves moved and interfered with each other revealed hidden fingerprints of the fourth dimension in the structure of the quasicrystal.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Fingerprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingerprints. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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