jugular
Example Sentences
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Normal foreign policy considerations regarding conflict with a country of 90 million people situated astride the world’s oil jugular do not come into play.
From Salon
“It’s really going for the jugular, and in a major way,” said Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, a Washington think tank.
At 21-0 up, they were camped on the Argentina line, looking to go for the jugular.
From BBC
The relentless nature of the way Hearts began the game, going at Celtic's jugular in a way that only teams with true belief really can.
From BBC
The injury to Lee's jugular vein, though requiring extensive surgery, was not critical - but he now campaigns behind bulletproof glass, wearing a bulletproof vest, surrounded by agents carrying ballistic briefcases.
From BBC
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