the shaft

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But there was one thing that Toews, his teammates and 40 million Canadians forgot to account for: the shaft of U.S. goalie Connor Hellebuyck’s stick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Here are two films largely about torturous family dynamics; why is Winslet’s getting the shaft?

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

He observes precisely the labor of his father: “The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft / Against the inside knee was levered firmly.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

But an enduring memory is what happened to the underage miners in the shaft where he worked.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

He went back quickly to the foot of the shaft.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams