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Recent Examples of spinal cord
In 2015, Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man, died a week after suffering a spinal cord injury in the back of a Baltimore police van while he was handcuffed and shackled, prompting weeks of violent protests and unrest.
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ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive, fast-growing brain cancer that develops from cells in the brain and spinal cord.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Manufactured by Canadian company Bowhead, the Ranger is a four-wheeler engineered for people with limited hand function, spinal cord injuries or quadriplegia, and for the elderly.
—Ben Coxworth
march 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
People in their teens and early 20s are considered to be at greater risk for this type of rare but serious bacterial infection called meningococcal group B that can lead to meningitis, an inflammation in the membranes that cover the spinal cord and brain.
—Kathleen Felton, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive, fast-growing brain cancer that develops from cells in the brain and spinal cord.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Manufactured by Canadian company Bowhead, the Ranger is a four-wheeler engineered for people with limited hand function, spinal cord injuries or quadriplegia, and for the elderly.
—Ben Coxworth
march 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
People in their teens and early 20s are considered to be at greater risk for this type of rare but serious bacterial infection called meningococcal group B that can lead to meningitis, an inflammation in the membranes that cover the spinal cord and brain.
—Kathleen Felton, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinal cord
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What One Bone Revealed Cheng-Hsiu Tsai of National Taiwan University and colleagues analyzed the vertebra, which was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit near Tainan formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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After playing on the junior varsity team as a freshman, Matusak missed his sophomore season with a contusion on a vertebra in his lower back.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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He is built like a running back and bodies defensive backs after the catch.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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When McDaniels popped off, teammates had his back.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Gabapentin has proved effective at helping some mastectomy patients with stubborn pain, while others have responded to electrodes implanted in their spinal column, according to the Baylor study, published in 2024.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Gabapentin has proved effective at helping some mastectomy patients with stubborn pain, while others have responded to electrodes implanted in their spinal column, according to the Baylor study, published in 2024.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Well, not all vertebrates have straight backs, but all have backbones, or vertebral columns, that... Presidents’ Day is celebrated in the United States on the third Monday in February, honoring the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The remains included parts of the lower jaw, vertebral column, and pelvic girdle.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Spinal cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinal%20cord. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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