protruding
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An AFP photograph showed a red area with several brownish scabs protruding above his shirt collar on the right side of the neck of the 79-year-old president, the oldest ever elected.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
There’s colored contacts and facial prosthetics, a protruding belly and at least an hour of makeup.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
At regular intervals divers found large granite standing stones – or monoliths – protruding above the wall in two parallel lines.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
Hidden behind each protruding eye are two long, spiraled optic nerves -- a configuration not documented in any other lizard species.
From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025
Celaena turned just in time to see the slender golden snout protruding from the basket, inching toward the candy.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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