torso

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Turkey is now seeking the repatriation of other antiquities taken during the Ottoman era: an ancient marble torso called the "Old Fisherman" from Berlin, and dozens of Iznik tiles held at France's Louvre museum.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Leverkusen were not happy with the penalty award as Malik Tillman's torso seemed to make contact with Madueke's foot as he dribbled into the box.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

“I’m sorry about my ugly appearance,” a preteen Kaley said in a YouTube video played in court Thursday morning, urgently repeating, “I look so fat,” while panning the camera over her slender torso.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The remains of four arms sprout symmetrically from the shoulders of a gracefully elongated 11th-century torso, listed as Vishnu, possibly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

He jetted forward like an eel through water, bending his body around them and positioning his torso between them and the exit while his legs ran to catch up.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles