bending

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“Harry’s 5’9”, Yaphet’s 6’3” and is always bending over, so from that you can calculate the corridors’ height.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"We would say it's glancing contact, it's not full studs on the leg, bending over the leg."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

And from a certain vantage point, the arc of history seemed to be bending toward social and political progress.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

"We are bending backwards to help but we don't have a magic wand," she said, calling on African governments to help with tax breaks and investments of their own.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Next he peeled three large sections of bark from a dead tree, and shaped them for the sides by bending and breaking them on the straight edge of a rock.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig