cord

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Specialists with the Department of Fish and Wildlife speculate that he may have lost his toes due to umbilical cord strangulation.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

This fluid surrounds the brain and spinal cord and acts as a communication network that helps maintain the body's internal balance.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

While I changed into the kittel, Meir knotted lengths of blue and white cord into the tassels found both on tzitzis and on the corners of a prayer shawl.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros