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crunchers

noun

plural of cruncher

as in hands

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McNeeley had the ball in his hands a lot, and that was by design.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
And in the coming years, humanoid robots with dexterous hands will automate the other parts of lab work, such as handling mice, or slicing thin layers of tissue.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of hands

Noun

Strengthening the muscles in your legs and around your knees can help reduce knee pain.

— Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 8 June 2026
Durant bumped knees with a teammate during Wednesday’s practice in Houston and couldn’t move his knee well during pregame testing, Udoka said.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of knees

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The move quickly set off a firestorm, with immigration rights advocates accusing DOJ of trying to malign a dead man.

— Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
In The Origins of Woke, published not long after the HuffPost expose, Hanania took aim at decades’ worth of civil-rights law.

— Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

Definition of rights

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Judith claims to be a forensic accountant, but is actually a career assassin whose very name sends shivers of fear through her enemies and ones of excitement through her admirers.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
This is sending shivers down the spines of regular Democrats, who now sheepishly admit the party has been turned over to the left-wing loons.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

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Yamal already has 32 international caps, almost twice as many as Pele — the high watermark for teenage kicks — had at the same age.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The man questioned by police earlier allegedly appeared to throw 10 punches at the man on the ground and three knee strikes or kicks, according to the arrest reports.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Definition of kicks

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Walker hit his seventh homer with two swings remaining and his eighth on the next swing to earn bonus swings.

— Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
The swings have a black metal frame, black metal swing arms, a fabric canopy and a padded brown seat cushion, the report states.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026

Definition of swings

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Progressive Field counters with Momocho’s gourmet nachos, a Slider Dog topped with Froot Loops, bacon and pimento mac and cheese, plus Ohio City Burrito’s massive burritos and famous queso.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Monolithic gray counters and softened architectural forms are interspersed with furniture and lighting from Yakusha’s Faina collection.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Definition of counters

Noun

Unlike traditional combat sports, the competition was designed to evaluate a broader range of robotic capabilities rather than simply determining a winner through knockouts.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Paraguay and Morocco took longer to break down but France reached the semi-finals without conceding in the knockouts.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026

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