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shoulder

[shohl-der] / ˈʃoʊl dər /
VERB
be responsible for
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In 2024, The Shoulder of Mutton in the centre of Bradford also shut unexpectedly, with the brewery refusing to share the reason why.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

On Russia’s VK platform, there are dozens of groups specifically for women seeking potential husbands serving in Ukraine—with names such as “Dates with Soldiers” and “Dates with Shoulder Marks,” a euphemism for someone in uniform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

The genesis of “Women Wearing Shoulder Pads” occurred at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

“Women Wearing Shoulder Pads” does all sorts of neat tricks, some you notice and more you simply accept — and when deemed necessary, or just amusing, it will insert a live-action hand or mouth.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

A quarter mile to the east, pinched between the Nuptse Wall and the West Shoulder of Everest, the Khumbu Icefall spilled through a narrow gap in a chaos of frozen shards.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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