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Hammerheads stand out from other shark species by the distinctive shape of their heads, which stick out perpendicular to their bodies in the shape of, well, a hammer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Two months later, a snorkeller in Israel carrying a "selfie stick" was killed by sharks, reportedly while trying to get photographs.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Will John W. Henry and his FSG cohorts stick to their plan to retain "majority ownership and operational control of Liverpool"?
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
If it’s richly imagined Oklahoma skulduggery you seek, stick to TV’s “Tulsa King.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Instead of moving away, she picked up a stick and threw it out of the Den, pointing at it and then at Wolf.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
At the other end of the ice, Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made four saves and sticked away the puck from a danger area with the Canadiens buzzing.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
Coyotes winger Jordan Szwarz high sticked Schmidt to give Washington its next go-round on the power play.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2013
‘There’s a middlin’ big log sticked in the dirt at Rabbit Shaw, and’—he flicked his whip back along the line—’so they’ve sent for us all.’
From Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling
"It looks like a tiny snake all sticked through the hole in the spool," said Prudy, eager with curiosity.
From Little Prudy's Sister Susy by Sophie May
"Wasn't it a real rebel, heathen man," cried Prudy, "to put the trap where Pincher sticked his foot in it?"
From Captain Horace by Sophie May
“Rather than sticking to the facts or the law, the states have instead decided to chase an outlandish payout.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
If you are prone to seasickness, Jansen suggests sticking to islands that are well-connected via larger boats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
We give him credit for not giving in to our ideas but sticking with us on the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"It solves a lot of problems, even if it is just a simple idea like sticking a few logs into a stream," Gregory Kumar added.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
We are about twenty minutes deep into the wetlands before we spot a run-down wooden shack house on stilts sticking out of the water.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"The four of us -- my husband, our two children, and I were on the bed," when the 7.7-magnitude rattler stuck just north of Flores island at around 5.30 am on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
For Leon Berkers, whose restaurant boat has been stuck in the mud for more than a month, adaptation has so far meant improvising fixes to keep "pots and pans from flying around."
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Every time Claude got stuck, Sumner gave it a nudge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Through the settlements, Houck said she hoped Charter would address a disparity in which low-income residents are often stuck with bigger phone and internet bills than residents in more affluent areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
I left my phone in the front hall this morning, and I see right away that Mom has texted three times to ask if we’re OK and if we got stuck in the rain.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
