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spine

[spahyn] / spaɪn /


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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

A recently launched tracking project sees a small GPS device attached to a hedgehog's spine – resembling a backpack – as researchers try to piece together their movements.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The “Criminal Minds” star also underwent multiple spinal surgeries to manage cauda equina syndrome, a rare condition in which nerve bundle in the lumbar or sacral spine are compressed or not functioning properly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

She willed away the tingle of terror that shot down her spine.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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