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One of the most striking discoveries was a partial human fingerprint preserved in the caulking.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

Fill the body with a firm, buttery dough—like the decadent chocolate one in our recipe below—and pump the handle like a caulking gun until your baking sheets are festooned with festive flowers, stars and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

They could be found in other common products including carbon copy paper, caulking and paint.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2023

They meticulously identified every gap in the framing stage, foaming and caulking the gaps to improve efficiency.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2023

Kelton returns in a few minutes with the caulking and gets right to sealing the drain.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman