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Recent Examples of vertebra
Giuliani was previously hospitalized last September after suffering a fractured vertebra and other injuries in a car crash in New Hampshire.
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Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
In 2025 Giuliani suffered a fractured vertebra, as well as cuts, bruising and injuries to his left arm and lower leg in a car crash in New Hampshire.
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Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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.
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Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
That makes this vertebra from the Chiting Formation an exceptionally valuable piece of the paleontological puzzle.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
In 2025 Giuliani suffered a fractured vertebra, as well as cuts, bruising and injuries to his left arm and lower leg in a car crash in New Hampshire.
—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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
That makes this vertebra from the Chiting Formation an exceptionally valuable piece of the paleontological puzzle.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebra
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This includes stroke, spinal cord injury and ALS patients.
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The approach successfully eliminated the cancerous growth without damaging his brain or spinal cord.
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Heavy luggage, hours of sitting and unfamiliar beds are hard on the spine.
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Louis rips his spine out, dislocates his jaw, and reads Claudia’s diary entries about how she was repeatedly assaulted by him.
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Witnesses testified that Sherman, who had grown paranoid, was armed with a gun and shot Makinano twice in the back as Makinano attempted to get away.
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Your agent is not going to watch your back, your manager is not going to watch your back.
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“Vertebra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebra. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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