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Recent Examples of walking stickCarrying a walking stick, bear spray or other device that could be used for self-defense.—Joseph Hernandez
august 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025 Known for a deep, authoritarian bass voice that could have been used to voice movie trailers — and for his constant companion, his walking stick — Davis’ tenure encompassed an evolution of Chicago politics over nearly a half century in public life.—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025 Finally, a tetrahedron with a ratchet—an additional Truss Link the robot could use a bit like a walking stick—could assist other robots in forming tetrahedrons, which was a difficult, risky maneuver that took multiple attempts even for the skilled operators.—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2025 In one example, a robot shaped like a tetrahedron attached an extra piece to act like a walking stick, increasing its downhill speed by more than 66.5 percent.—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for walking stick
Some of these coins feature a bishop holding a crozier in his right hand, as noted in the press release.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
World & Nation Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s ‘heart’ in 5 years
Dec. 6, 2024
The ceremony began with Ulrich symbolically reopening Notre Dame’s grand wooden doors, tapping them three times with his fire-scarred crosier.
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Thomas Adamson and John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2024
Covering coughs and sneezes, ideally using a disposable tissue or the crook of the elbow, can help stop the spread of virus-laden droplets.
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Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Le Parisien reported that the crooks made off with nine pieces of Napoleon and the Empress’ jewelry collection; on Sunday, only one item had reportedly been found — the Empress’ crown.
The half ended with the Free Jacks once again putting the Sabercats under pressure, trying to force their way over the tryline through a rolling maul, and twice failing to score.
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Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Minutes later, Hanover scored back-to-back tries with near identical mauls down the sideline.
Three years later, thieves, armed with sledgehammers, stole it in an audacious five-minute heist from Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill’s historic birthplace in the English countryside.
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Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Many a United fan and commentator expected Amorim to test his 6ft 5in sledgehammer of a striker against Slot’s back line from the off.
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