rod

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ElAttrache performed surgery on McGregor in July 2021, inserting a rod, plates and screws into his left leg after the fighter broke his tibia and fibula during a bout against Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

A two-term congressman whose father served for 10 years on Capitol Hill, Collins has been a lightning rod for controversy since arriving in Washington.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

"Nicola Sturgeon ran that party with a rod of iron, hand and glove with her husband," she said.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Worries about corporate water practices aren’t new, but the issue has become a lightning rod as the data-center build-out gathers speed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

I use the rod to push Mrs. Janssen’s glasses out the other side.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse