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The team also identified proteins in mice that carry itch signals from the hairs to the spinal cord through these neurons.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
But as the price of his satellite service increased, De Salvo cut the cord in 2021 and declined to follow the team to its new TV home on a competing pay channel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It links the brain to the spinal cord and controls breathing, heartbeat, sleep, wakefulness and movement.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Each stall has a dual charging cord with both Combined Charging System and North American Charging Standard connectors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
A braided cord of black leather wound around my throat.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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All of a sudden you’re sorting through a snake’s nest of dusty cables and cords, trying to tell a receiver from a hard drive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Both the deal and the band ended when Taylor developed nodes on his vocal cords, which required him to stay silent for three months.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
"The costs of the products that we are making are being very greatly affected," the 42-year-old said, listing plastic, copper for the vacuum's motor and raw materials in its power cords.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
The space is scattered with cardboard boxes and errant computer cords.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Mr. Baca connected extension cords into electrical outlets inside the cafeteria that Mrs. Hidalgo ran out to where we were setting up.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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She still packs corded earphones for in-flight entertainment systems along with Apple AirPods Pro 3, which she loves for their size and noise-canceling capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
She was directed down another hall, another locked door, before she finally arrived at a stall with a corded phone.
From Slate ● May 2, 2025
The analysis of corded ware vessels also challenges previous considerations.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
The work had been transformed, from an intimate album I’d listened to on an iPod with corded earbuds that didn’t stay put into a lavish stage production with sets, actors, choreography.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
Their branches were corded to hold back the glory of their spreading and probably to make shipping easier.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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I rescued an abandoned set of chairs missing their woven seats, watched a YouTube video on cording and turned them into living-room fixtures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Today, we see a wide array of trim options, including cording, ruffled edges, pleated corners and more.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
Bubble wrap might crush your standard ribbon bows, so the Container Store suggests using more wire-edged ribbon or tulle, which can be fluffed out, or cording.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2020
Jewel-toned blue, green and purple nylon was cut into pretty sleeveless dresses slit and ruched with cording detail to softly accent the body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2016
Salter returned to his packing, cording one bag and placing it near the door, and quickly filling another.
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette
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