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crutch

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as in prop

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Recent Examples of crutch Like, if the end is to predict nature, to be able to find formulas and theorems that are true, understanding may be a crutch. — Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026 That includes people who use a portable oxygen tank or are unable to walk without the assistance of a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic or other assistive device. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 Police said video footage showed Dana slapping Duffy, who had been using crutches because he was involved in a severe motorcycle accident months before. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 4 June 2026 Throughout the finale, Niall continues to struggle with his identity, using chemsex parties as a crutch that are slowly but surely derailing his life. — Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for crutch

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These conditions range from blocking streets and sidewalks and road closures, to the production of amplified noise and the use of disruptive or alarming lighting equipment or props.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Production teams now want workflows that can lock character appearances, maintain consistent environments, preserve prop placement, and support a coherent visual language throughout a project.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026

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Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance?

— Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
Her handmaiden points out that a sword contradicts her message of peace and suggests instead a chain.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

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