rod

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Melonie Walcott, an HIV researcher, held an imaginary fishing rod and motioned reeling in a catch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The cables can be deadly, especially in thunderstorms, when they become a slippery lightning rod.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Among the photos in the website is one of his father holding a fishing rod after catching a fish.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Before his resignation, McSweeney became a lightning rod for discontent with Downing Street.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In this wild scene, would anyone notice an ordinary-looking young man with a bad scar on his forehead holding an iron rod?

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman