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sinew

[sin-yoo] / ˈsɪn yu /


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Earlier, Mahmood said the government would provide "an enhanced police presence that will continue", adding: "We will strain every sinew to keep our Jewish community safe."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“To have had the opportunity to come back and to really play, discover, and put flesh and blood and sinew and heartbeat into this woman, to really fill her out,” O’Reilly says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

The nearly photorealistic face of Senua, the unconventional hero of this 10th-century revenge tale, as she grimaces with every sinew taut, her veins bulging.

From New York Times • May 20, 2024

He said the UK had been "straining every sinew" to get aid into Gaza and that it "must be flooded in".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024

She lit the sinew and a flame illuminated her tiny home.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George




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