cord

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Another nest was found inside a hutia vertebra, in the space that once housed the spinal cord.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

But the pace of cord cutting has also slowed down in recent quarters, Fishman noted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The show pairs the painting with a Kiki Smith sculpture, created over five decades later, that portrays the papery form of a woman from the waist down, her fetus dangling by an umbilical cord.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

MS is an incurable condition which affects the brain and spinal cord and causes symptoms such as vision problems, fatigue, clumsiness, muscle spasms and urinary problems.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

There was an umbilical cord running from the belly of the exploded beast back to the financial 1980s.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis