as in right hand
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Noun
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With his right hand, Stevenson deflected the pass that safety Kevin Byard was tasked with batting down — up and back, to the receiver he was supposed to be boxing out.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Multiple exams eventually revealed a hairline fracture in the back of his right hand, near his wrist.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If a mattress is too soft, the heavier parts of your body can sink and your spine will likely get out of alignment.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, lumbar bone stress injuries such as pars (a stress fracture to the pars interarticularis, a small segment of bone in the lumbar spine) can also be an issue.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The bacon fat and rendered ham drippings are the backbone of this super simple savory sauce, studded with small pieces of sweet mirepoix and earthy black-eyed peas.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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American historiography of the Civil War would be dominated by the Confederate-friendly into the middle of the twentieth century, providing intellectual backbone for the American version of apartheid.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Sinew(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinew%28s%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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