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
If a sterile neutrino were sometimes produced instead, it would leave a recognizable distortion, or "kink," in that pattern.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 27, 2025
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
Mrs. Baxter started to chuckle as she unfolded the kink in the hose and water sprayed out.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
There are still a lot of kinks that need to be worked out.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
My prerelease build has some kinks that will be ironed out before launch, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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
He started swinging his head side to side, like he was working kinks out of his neck.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
