spine
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Brookings senior fellow David Wessel expects that Powell's forceful response to the president will cement his legacy as "a Fed chair with a spine."
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Gao suffers from chronic lumbar spine disease, arthritis, eye problems and chronic urticaria – a skin condition that causes itchy red welts.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
She has the spine to hold her own against him, but it’s hard to play withholding, particularly when the film needs her character to be both the voice of reason and a politically correct scold.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Together, they help my body generate power and move it efficiently while reducing strain on my spine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
He knew that the High Mountains were far in the east, beyond the Deep Forest, and that they curved from north to south, arching out of the Forest like the spine of an enormous whale.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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