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puncture

[puhngk-cher] / ˈpʌŋk tʃər /






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Participants received doses of up to 70mg of zorevunersen through a lumbar puncture.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

Empirical facts have the power to puncture partisan echo chambers and other closed-off belief systems.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

The RAC estimates that a typical repair bill for a family car with damage worse than a puncture from a pothole is £590.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Sheriff officials posted about the incident on social media, sharing a photo of the surfer’s board with several puncture marks from the shark’s teeth.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

He had come back safely, but he had had a small Warning on his return: a sudden painful puncture from what had seemed a tiny twig.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry




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