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nounsupporting band

nounstrip of land with characteristic feature
verbhit hard

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He followed through, seizing the belt and casting Woodley into his current descent.

AS KAMARU USMAN EDGES TOWARD UFC GREATNESS, HIS FORMER TEAMMATE WANTS TO STOP HIMGLYNN A. HILLFEBRUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST

At the Street Church program, he would quietly give out sandwiches and once noticed a man who would “wear out his belts and shoes a lot,” Mooneyham said.

FRANK ANDERSON, 87, CARED PASSIONATELY ABOUT FEEDING THE HOMELESS IN D.C.DANA HEDGPETHFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Avdija, who missed more time than Hachimura and has just three games under his belt after getting out of the league protocols, scored 13 points and shot well in each of his past two games, pulling in seven rebounds Tuesday and four Wednesday.

RUI HACHIMURA AND DENI AVDIJA ARE REGAINING THEIR FOOTING AFTER MISSING SO MUCH TIMEAVA WALLACEFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Jim is one of the best pilots I know—calm and extremely skilled, with thousands of hours of mountain flying under his belt.

AFTER THE CRASH, THEY SAID I WAS FINE. I WASN'T.ERIN TIERNEYFEBRUARY 4, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE

Retention is going to be a big focus of ours this year now that we have a solid business under our belts.

MEDIA BRIEFING: MEDIA COMPANIES’ DE&I FOLLOW-THROUGHS FALL SHORTTIM PETERSONFEBRUARY 4, 2021DIGIDAY

With a Super Bowl title already under his belt, Warner had another strong season for the “Greatest Show on Turf.”

BRADY VS. MAHOMES IS ONE OF THE GREATEST SUPER BOWL QB MATCHUPS EVER. WE RANKED ALL 55.SCOTT ALLEN, NEIL GREENBERGFEBRUARY 4, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Ken Balcomb, 80 but still rugged, is wearing a brown plaid shirt open like a jacket, an “Orca Freedom Concert” T-shirt, and jeans with a chunky brass-buckled belt sporting a Native killer whale motif.

IS IT TOO LATE FOR THE SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS?CATHERINE DENARDOFEBRUARY 3, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE

No device will ever replace good parenting, so think of a vitals-tracking monitor as an extra protection measure, like wearing a high-tech belt with suspenders.

BEST BABY MONITOR: HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOUR FAMILYPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMJANUARY 29, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE

It’s one thing to join a company or start a new role when you have a certain number of years’ experience under the belt.

THE ROLE OF THE CEO IS EXPANDING AS PEOPLE TURN TO BUSINESS LEADERS FOR STABILITY IN TIME OF SOCIAL UNCERTAINTYJESSICA DAVIESJANUARY 25, 2021DIGIDAY

With that experience under its belt, SpaceX was able to attract more customers with greater confidence.

CHINA’S SURGING PRIVATE SPACE INDUSTRY IS OUT TO CHALLENGE THE USNEEL PATELJANUARY 21, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

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