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spine

noun as in backbone

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The pair breaks every beaker on Kirsh’s table until the cyborg slams the android over it, breaking his artificial spine.

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Last year, the cancer reappeared in her spine and she was immediately prescribed chemotherapy pills and hormone treatment.

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It’s necessary to show voters not just a hint of independence but also a bit of spine.

But two things will send shivers down western diplomatic spines.

From BBC

But the 79-year-old, who had prostate cancer which spread to his bone and spine, was repeatedly denied pain relief, while further pleas from his wife, Ann, were also ignored.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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