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cobra

[koh-bruh] / ˈkoʊ brə /


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"You all knew Chuck Norris as the man that counted to infinity twice, the man who got bit by a cobra and the cobra died," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Sometimes the pitch is flat as a pancake, other times it spits like a cobra.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

This drama will not end well: “Watch Your Step” has a coiled energy, a cobra poised to strike.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

When she and Dr. Tessler analyzed the leech’s movement, they identified that it made a curling motion similar to the move a cobra makes before it strikes.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

He flings his arms around me before I can say hello, and now he’s just standing here hugging me like a cobra.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera