cord
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They also found the mother’s placenta and umbilical cord in a trash bag, according to the sheriff’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"For the first time, we have shown that neutrophils play a massive, active role in successfully repairing a spinal cord," says Prof. Thomas Becker, who led the study.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Apologising after winning a point from a net cord.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
That raises the possibility that researchers could one day investigate similar drugs as treatments for injuries involving peripheral nerves or the spinal cord.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Still, these doctors know that the brain sits atop the spinal cord, a thick, bundled cable of thousands of threads.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Room Rater built an audience scoring Zoom backgrounds for lighting, depth, art and visible cords; books themselves became set dressing.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Inflammation subsided, and the spinal cords regenerated perfectly, even though the neutrophils themselves were no longer present.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
In 2024, Bon Jovi spoke on a Hulu panel in support of his docuseries “Thank You, Goodnight” and revealed that one of his vocal cords was “atrophying.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Shorter cords are also less likely to end up in knotted wads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
My dad fiddles with the TV and all the cords, and manages to get the ancient DVD player up and running.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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The most practical option was an old-school corded phone and a cellular-to-landline adapter.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
She still packs corded earphones for in-flight entertainment systems along with Apple AirPods Pro 3, which she loves for their size and noise-canceling capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Even though it’s so cliche, Runyon is convenient, so I will go there, listen to music in my corded headphones and maybe I’ll plan for my podcast that week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024
The analysis of corded ware vessels also challenges previous considerations.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
She traced the veins that corded down his arms and the lines that crisscrossed the palms of his hand.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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I rescued an abandoned set of chairs missing their woven seats, watched a YouTube video on cording and turned them into living-room fixtures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Next, we carefully select the perimeter trim, which can vary from contrast cording to self-welt, 1-inch flange, ruffled edges, knife pleats and more, providing various options to suit individual tastes.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
Bubble wrap might crush your standard ribbon bows, so the Container Store suggests using more wire-edged ribbon or tulle, which can be fluffed out, or cording.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2020
Jewel-toned blue, green and purple nylon was cut into pretty sleeveless dresses slit and ruched with cording detail to softly accent the body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2016
"But did you?" he almost shrieked, the blood cording and bulging red, as if about to burst the veins of temples and neck.
From The Mysterious Rider by Zane Grey
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