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spine

[spahyn] / spaɪn /


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Along with Jordan Pickford and Declan Rice, they are the spine of the team and you know you can hang your hat on them when it matters.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Graham developed her now-familiar modernist principles for working the torso and spine, known as “contraction” and “release,” with her troupe, all female at the time, between 1927 and 1928.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Scientists recovered parts of the dinosaur's spine, including more than 30 vertebrae from the neck, back, and tail, along with several ribs and part of the pelvis.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

The connection, Drew and his colleagues determined, is the vertebral venous plexus, a network of veins that connects the abdomen to the spine in mice and humans alike.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

He thought he could feel every bone of his spine hitting rock, one bone after the other.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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