the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity
with her round glasses perched on her small neb, the librarian certainly presents an owlish appearance
Sophomore forward David Punch, TCU’s leading scorer, was also hit in the face multiple times and was bleeding from his lips and nose in the first half.
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Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2026
The more poetry that could be smuggled under their noses, by whatever means, the better their skill at keeping house.
The man, named Bawrgiyo Jaw, is possessed of a tremendous mandible, and the black tips of his spectacles loop over the tops of ears that enclose a full head of black hair.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
The animal dislodged the boy’s mandible, left a groove in his skull, broke his clavicle and left a bite mark on his right ankle.
His mandate will be reassuring US consumers about the trajectory of their energy bills — gasoline is now nearly $4 per gallon on average nationwide, the highest level since 2023.
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Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
The president then urged Senate Republicans to combine all of those bills and amendments into one piece of legislation, eliminate the filibuster, and skip their two-week Easter recess, due to start at the end of this week, if needed to pass it.
—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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