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Almost half of all athletes surveyed experience pain on the bone above the big toe, where a stud is placed on boots for men.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
There’s more meat on the bone ahead for Texas, and the remainder of the SEC.
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Communal feasting is encouraged, sharing large plates of whole bream, pork chop, and succulent beef sirloin on the bone—complete with Basque cheesecake, chocolate ganache, or its daring ‘beer ice cream’.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The short 20-ish minute episodes just don’t have enough meat on the bone to sustain a weekly series, and the season gets better in the second half.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
There’s more meat on the bone ahead for Texas, and the remainder of the SEC.
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Communal feasting is encouraged, sharing large plates of whole bream, pork chop, and succulent beef sirloin on the bone—complete with Basque cheesecake, chocolate ganache, or its daring ‘beer ice cream’.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The short 20-ish minute episodes just don’t have enough meat on the bone to sustain a weekly series, and the season gets better in the second half.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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“On the bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bone. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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