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Rice: Skip white rice, which is the rice grain without its hull, bran or germ. — Jenna Birch, Washington Post, "A primer on whole grains: What they are, why they’re important and how to find them," 19 Aug. 2019 These get rid of most of the hull and germ, making the cornmeal shelf-stable for a longer period of time. — Emma Wartzman, Bon Appétit, "The Need-to-Know Rule For Buying and Using Cornmeal," 17 July 2019 The idea was to protect Earth from possible lunar germs, even though NASA scientists seriously doubted there could be life on the moon. — NBC News, "Apollo 11: Eleven things you never knew about NASA's landmark moon mission," 14 July 2019 Tim Perge, general manager of the Holiday Inn Mentor, said that guests worry about germs in hotels, even though the facility takes cleanliness seriously. — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, "Mentor’s Altitude Medical brings hand sanitizer dispensers to public bathroom door handles," 26 June 2019 The seeds are musical germs, Mivos tossing them around in a pageant of imaginative sonic circumstances. — Mark Swed, latimes.com, "Review: Why ‘Noon to Midnight’ is the new-music bargain that’s hard to beat," 3 June 2019 Tan also advises bringing anti-bacterial wipes to wipe down airplane seats to prevent the spread of germs and infection. — Lauren Decarlo, Condé Nast Traveler, "Traveling with Psoriasis," 6 June 2019 Plus, cash is dirty, a vector for germs and disease. — David Gelles, New York Times, "Going Cashless: My Journey Into the Future," 30 Mar. 2018 Goose droppings can contain germs such as e.coli and salmonella, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, "Protesters flock to Washington Park to protest Denver culling Canada geese," 6 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'germ.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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