kink
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Enough time for a detail-oriented TV producer to spot that Salman, Pakistan's skipper, sported a kink in his collar.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
One absentee, however, will be Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who has been ruled out with a "kink in his back", according to the Norwegian ski federation.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
The voice that sang it was profound and strong, but quavering and not quite in tune: an old oak tree with a strong trunk but with branches starting to kink and leaves to wither.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
The rise of AI-generated images and photos has added another troubling kink, as Sterling highlighted in a video posted to TikTok early Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
And it looked better than that time I washed it in detergent to kink it up so I could have an Afro like my cousins.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
Car companies like to launch higher-priced, lower-volume vehicles first, while they work out production kinks and build demand.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said there were “probably kinks in the system” and pledged to work to “straighten it out.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
Nasa is set to send humans deeper into space than ever before, but there's one piece of technology that still has some kinks - the Orion space capsule's toilet.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
Yet, once he and Grace work out their kinks and get to know each other, the Eridian reveals his own goofy personality — imagine a hybrid of boron and Borat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Xan leaned on her staff and rolled back her shoulders a few times to release the kinks in her neck—one side and then the other.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
