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Recent Examples of spinal cord
Meningococcal disease is caused by Neisseria meningitidis, a type of bacteria that can infect the bloodstream or the lining of the brain and spinal cord, according to Cleveland Clinic.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Neisseria meningitidis, also known as meningococcus, is a bacteria that causes meningitis (infections of the brain lining and spinal cord) and infections of the bloodstream.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
In 2002, doctors discovered and removed a tumor on his spinal cord.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
No matter that Goetz had severed Cabey’s spinal cord and permanently paralyzed him from the waist down.
—Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Neisseria meningitidis, also known as meningococcus, is a bacteria that causes meningitis (infections of the brain lining and spinal cord) and infections of the bloodstream.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
In 2002, doctors discovered and removed a tumor on his spinal cord.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
No matter that Goetz had severed Cabey’s spinal cord and permanently paralyzed him from the waist down.
—Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spinal cord
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Another was almost certainly beheaded; the first vertebra of their spine was cut and there was a big cut mark on their lower jaw.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Nod your head, then imagine rolling through your spine, one vertebra at a time.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
13 Jan. 2026
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Lubesnik’s boss is one of those suits who hates loose cannons and talks about city hall being on his back.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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Colmenarez said during his detention on April 16, 2013, he was forced to kneel down and place his head between his legs while the officers hit his back and neck, kicking and stepping on him with their military boots.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The effect can ripple from your knees to your hips and up your spinal column.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Williams then threw Azari into the arm of a couch, causing the infant to bounce and perhaps hit his head on the wall, and causing what a pathologist concluded were injuries consistent with the profound brain bleeding and spinal column fracture the physician found in an autopsy.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 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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Although many of its bones were unearthed from the Morrison Formation in Colorado in 2021-2022, its skull and parts of its vertebral column were missing, leaving scientists unsure of its precise length.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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“Spinal cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spinal%20cord. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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