fingertips
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With the weather app at our fingertips these days, it can be hard to imagine just how difficult it was to forecast the weather in the 1940s, especially in Northern Europe.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Many remember him as one of the “zip-tie guys”—he was photographed crossing the Senate floor in tactical gear, white flex-cuffs dangling from his fingertips.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
Instead of tapping naturally with your fingertips, you often have to angle your fingers awkwardly just to make contact with the screen.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Basically, I wanted a Panera-meets-French-bistro moment at my fingertips.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
His fingertips didn’t even reach the tips, which kept folding at uncomfortable angles.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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