knuckles
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The vice president’s words sound good — like a rap on the knuckles of the tech billionaires who can’t stop claiming they’re building doomsday devices.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
But they can try to make sense of what just passed, starting with a primary season that was a strange mix of ennui and white knuckles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
When it looked like my knuckles would punch holes in it, I plopped it down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Deulofeu squeezes each hand into a fist and crunches his knuckles together to replicate his right knee.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
She stood up and dug her knuckles into her lower back.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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