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His narrow-bridged nose, blue eyes, and the way they drooped at the corners looked right, but I remembered a more prominent Adam’s apple than was visible in the photos on television.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2021

Ideally, the beard should end about one finger above your Adam’s apple, he said.

From New York Times Jul. 3, 2020

On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that Epstein suffered multiple bone breaks in his neck, including the hyoid bone, which in men is near the Adam’s apple.

From Washington Post Aug. 16, 2019

The star of “The Partridge Family,” the one with the wispy voice, fluffy hair and puka-shell enhanced Adam’s apple, died this week.

From Seattle Times Nov. 24, 2017

His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down, up and down.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram




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