as in prolixity
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The protraction and retraction of the shoulder blades can also ease soreness from wearing a backpack.—
Ingrid Yang MD,
Outside Online,
29 May 2025 -
Serratus anterior: More laterally located within the chest wall, this muscle is responsible for scapular protraction (translation: pushing away from your body).—
Women's Health Editors,
Women's Health,
14 June 2023
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On the evenings of July 3-4, Mercury will reach its eastern elongation—its apparent farthest separation from the sun—in the evening for U.S. sky-watchers.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2025
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The point at which Mercury appears most distant from the sun in Earth's sky, known as its point of greatest elongation, will occur at 00:37 a.m. EDT (0437 GMT) on July 4, according to stargazing website in-the-sky.org.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 July 2025
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“Lengthiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lengthiness. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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