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sidewinders

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plural of sidewinder

as in rattlesnakes

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Texas rattlesnakes locations, identifiers There are 10 species of rattlesnake in Texas.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Unseasonably warm weather patterns, including the unprecedented heat wave in March, have driven rattlesnakes out of their winter retreats in search of food and mates a month ahead of the typical start of rattlesnake season, Taylor said.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026

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Walker hit his seventh homer with two swings remaining and his eighth on the next swing to earn bonus swings.

— Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
The swings have a black metal frame, black metal swing arms, a fabric canopy and a padded brown seat cushion, the report states.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026

Definition of swings

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Strengthening the muscles in your legs and around your knees can help reduce knee pain.

— Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 8 June 2026
Durant bumped knees with a teammate during Wednesday’s practice in Houston and couldn’t move his knee well during pregame testing, Udoka said.

— Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026

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McNeeley had the ball in his hands a lot, and that was by design.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
And in the coming years, humanoid robots with dexterous hands will automate the other parts of lab work, such as handling mice, or slicing thin layers of tissue.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 July 2026

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The move quickly set off a firestorm, with immigration rights advocates accusing DOJ of trying to malign a dead man.

— Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
In The Origins of Woke, published not long after the HuffPost expose, Hanania took aim at decades’ worth of civil-rights law.

— Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

Definition of rights

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Progressive Field counters with Momocho’s gourmet nachos, a Slider Dog topped with Froot Loops, bacon and pimento mac and cheese, plus Ohio City Burrito’s massive burritos and famous queso.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Monolithic gray counters and softened architectural forms are interspersed with furniture and lighting from Yakusha’s Faina collection.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

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