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walking stick

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Recent Examples of walking stick With no treatments beyond assistive tools such as walking sticks and screen reading software, the condition greatly impacts both mental health and quality of life. — Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026 Among the photos were his pups, chicken coops covered in snow and David trekking through the terrain with a walking stick. — Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026 Bring Trekking Poles Bring a walking stick or hiking poles to help reduce the balance challenge and encourage your upper-body muscles to take on some of the stress your knees may otherwise field, Sommer says. — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 24 Dec. 2025 Last Samurai Standing is unclear about the details of Gentosai’s whole deal, but uses him fantastically, showing only glimpses of his face and relying more on his body in movement, and the tinkling of the bell attached to his walking stick, to amplify viewers’ fear and anticipation. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for walking stick

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Among the pieces were a small Thor’s hammer, bracelets, many silver bars, cut-up objects and 47 coins, some whole and some fragmented, the museums group said in a statement.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
While wielding a hammer, DeFoor reportedly breached the property line at the driveway and proceeded to target an unmarked federal law enforcement vehicle blocking the driveway entrance.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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Some of these coins feature a bishop holding a crozier in his right hand, as noted in the press release.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, will then officially reopen the cathedral by banging his crosier on the main door.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024

Definition of crosier

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More than most pictures about crooks and the men who chase them, Melville’s movie gets into the heads of its characters and the heart of their wicked deeds with surgical precision.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
His actions reduced the time the crooks had inside the house.

— Jermont Terry, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of crook

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Zeller sets this up ably by incorporating the sledgehammer blows of the builder hired by Toby into percussive passages of Volker Bertelmann’s ominous score.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
However, according to the report, violence is increasing in museum thefts, with thieves using instruments such as dynamite, guns, and sledgehammers to gain access to treasures and deter employees from interfering.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of sledgehammer

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But when the death watch beetle starts creeping around Kylie’s boyfriend (Xolo Maridueña), an emotionally available DJ — the script’s words, not mine — the truth about her bloodline comes spilling out.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
In January, a beetle was found and a different invasive bug was found in 2025.

— Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of beetle

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