neck

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With last year's winner Jonbon not running, the field was open and jockey Skelton said aggressive riding "definitely helped" Grey Dawning hold off second-placed Solness by a neck.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The famed wrestler, whose real name was Terry Gene Bollea, died at the age of 71 at his sprawling Clearwater, Fla., property, months after he had undergone multiple surgeries and procedures on his neck.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“If you stick your neck out, whether it’s by climbing mountains or speaking up for something you believe in, your odds of winning are at least fifty-fifty,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Orab, in Baker’s neck of the woods, the company proposing the data center isn’t known to the public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He snatched his cloak from the ground and hooked it around his neck.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman