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Recent Examples of limb
Surprisingly, though, limb synchronization in Comoretto’s robot appeared as an emergent property of its design.
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ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
Some of the biggest mechanical breakthroughs came in the 16th century, many building off one another in unexpected ways: European locksmiths, clockmakers and even gunsmiths used their new techniques to create luxe artificial limbs.
—Heidi Hausse, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Is Delia permanently out on a narrative limb, with no further questions?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 9 May 2025
One tip came in anonymously with surveillance footage that showed a similar man cutting a limb from a tree at the corner of North Figueroa Street and West Avenue 26 in broad daylight.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
Some of the biggest mechanical breakthroughs came in the 16th century, many building off one another in unexpected ways: European locksmiths, clockmakers and even gunsmiths used their new techniques to create luxe artificial limbs.
—Heidi Hausse, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Is Delia permanently out on a narrative limb, with no further questions?
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 9 May 2025
One tip came in anonymously with surveillance footage that showed a similar man cutting a limb from a tree at the corner of North Figueroa Street and West Avenue 26 in broad daylight.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limb
branch
Noun
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But the law bars the executive branch from using the Internal Revenue Service to target any particular taxpayer.—
Luke Garrett,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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The plaintiffs alleged that USIP staffers are not federal workers because the agency is independent of the executive branch and that DOGE's actions—from forcefully gaining access to USIP's buildings to ousting the agency's staff and replacing them with people affiliated with DOGE—violated the law.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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“Limb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limb. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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