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extremities

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plural of extremity

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a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action made offers of aid to the refugees, and of asylum in extremity

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the most extreme or advanced point at its extremity the fever was actually life-threatening

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Recent Examples of extremities The Milky Way passes through the lower extremities of the Scorpion. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 June 2026 The pathologist documented extensive bruising and hemorrhage involving Joanna’s abdomen, flanks, back, buttocks, thighs and lower extremities, according to the affidavit. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026 Police said the victim was stabbed multiple times on his body and on his extremities. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Amiri has second-degree burns to her extremities and has since been released from the ICU. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026 The condition causes nerve damage, primarily in the extremities, that can interfere with the ability to walk. — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 June 2026 Its symptoms are similar to typhus, except the rash starts at the extremities and moves to the trunk. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 More than 100 small rocks, and countless fragments of metal, had penetrated his face, neck, shoulders, and extremities. — Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026 Placing our extremities in alternative positions to optimize the range of the skin, rather than just the joint, is one example of the specialized care to our survivors receive that directly impacts their functional recovery. — Dr. Jaclyn M. Piselli, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026

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These educational crises—combined with evolutions in technology and culture—have rendered the experience of reading fiction, let alone poetry, a dispensable element of human life.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
Bolstered by poetic visuals and stunning performances from the young cast, Thorne’s psychological approach offers profound insight into the unconscious impulses that underlie our current political crises.

— Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

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Designed for autonomous mobile robots, humanoids, and industrial automation systems, the sensor provides 180°×180° three-dimensional spatial awareness, enabling robots to detect people and obstacles at all heights.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Well, Tristan climbed it; my knee-knocking fear of heights halted me halfway up.

— Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026

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Inventories in Cushing, Oklahoma, the pipeline crossroads of America, remain below operational stress levels.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
In India, a Monitor writer’s awe-inspiring train ride through the Himalayas reveals a region at a political and social crossroads.

— Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026

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His core driving philosophy is love in all its variety — from darkest depths to goofiest heights, always delivered with desperation.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
The simulations that captured the localized effects of individual large impacts also produced wholesale recycling of crust back into the mantle, with material dripping down to depths of at least 600 kilometers.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026

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Another practice involved staff stuffing insects, herbs and different scents into the leaves of lettuce heads, offering the adolescent skunks another challenge that would put their developing foraging skills to the test.

— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
With the Lopes Cabral image, there are tons and tons of pieces of a man and woman embracing with their heads next to each other.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

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