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jugular

[juhg-yuh-ler, joo-gyuh-] / ˈdʒʌg jə lər, ˈdʒu gjə- /
ADJECTIVE
throaty
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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Normal foreign policy considerations regarding conflict with a country of 90 million people situated astride the world’s oil jugular do not come into play.

From Salon Mar. 14, 2026

“It’s really going for the jugular, and in a major way,” said Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, a Washington think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 8, 2026

At 21-0 up, they were camped on the Argentina line, looking to go for the jugular.

From BBC Nov. 16, 2025

But Lee has been delivering these jugular jabs the whole day, talking about the failed businesses.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2024

To do it properly I know I have to wait to spring efficiently, intensely, in such a way as to get to the jugular of the whole thing in one or two swipes.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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