flex
Example Sentences
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Red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen and transporting waste products throughout the body, and their ability to flex is critical for moving through narrow blood vessels.
From Science Daily
There is no cure for the disease, and as it evolves, it typically causes the fingers to bend inward, making it difficult or impossible to fully flex.
From Los Angeles Times
“The key question for investors here is how structural the cost pressures are as the company flexes into this next leg of growth,” the analysts say, maintaining their $450 price target and overweight rating.
Matt Renshaw, on 65, was anchoring Australia's chase when Muzarabani struck again, letting out a roar and flexing his muscles after having the Australian caught at mid-off.
From Barron's
This is its own power flex: European leaders can never know which cop is coming.
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