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cleft

[kleft] / klɛft /




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Habermas was born with a cleft palate that required repeated operations as a child, an experience he later said helped shape his thinking about language and communication.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

He had the darkest eyelashes I’ve ever seen, short and tidy fingernails, and a cleft chin that could fit a Canadian loonie.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024

But he famously had a big cleft chin.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2023

I compared it to my own visual lexicon of roundness: cleft chin, tight curls, bumpy nose.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2023

When she came back, a male officer with a chiseled face and a cleft in his chin accompanied her.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez




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