spine
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When choosing a pillow, back sleepers should consider the flexion at the top of their spine, a curving that increases naturally in many people as they age.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Garces Perez says doctors couldn’t remove the bullet because it had lodged near his spine and ICE wanted to move him to a detention center, where he remains in custody.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Three successive hurricanes tore through the spine of Florida’s citrus belt and uprooted entire groves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Her spine and hamstring were injured in the course of the chase, the district attorney’s office said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Nathan’s spine shivered in fear, seeing how big this person was.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
One of the species was named Callipallene pilosuspedes because of the long, curved spines covering the lower portions of its legs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
At the university, shelves groan with jagged pieces of spines, necks and legs that to an untrained eye resemble battered stones.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Participants were handed a faixa—a long sash to wrap around their waists to protect their spines and give climbers a toehold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Cheesy words in normal circumstances, but that was the moment our spines began to tingle and we knew we were about to witness history.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
I've checked her bookshelf for false spines and there aren't any.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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