as in right hand
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Noun
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Francis, like other popes, wore it on the ring finger of his right hand.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025 -
Unfortunately, instead of breaking camp with the team last year, Aranda broke a finger on his right hand during defensive drills at the team’s Port Charlotte spring training complex one week before the season began.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Merely the thought of any potential Chinese aggression in Taiwan sends shivers down the spines of industry, market, and government officials, and an outright attack would put the worldwide economy in a tailspin.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The parade of extreme power and wealth in this dire global climate of recent years is usually the knife in my spine, but this year’s theme ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ gently twists it, quietly extracting the rebellious roots of the Black dandy for mainstream consumption.—
Akilah Sailers,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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These are the mission-critical applications and platforms that form the backbone of your operations.—
Tomás O’Leary,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The multilateral framework painstakingly built since World War II—with the World Trade Organization as its backbone —is being systematically undermined.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Sinew(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinew%28s%29. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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