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wriggly

[rig-lee] / ˈrɪg li /




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Although this condition is common, accurate diagnosis of AOM requires a trained eye to detect subtle visual findings gained from a brief view of the ear drum on a wriggly baby.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024

The technique can catch wriggly proteins in multiple configurations, and it can even capture those that have been off-limits to traditional x-ray analysis because they stubbornly resist being crystallized.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 26, 2023

Styles stands for inclusion and respect and sensitivity, though none of that has come at the expense of the wriggly charm he spilled all over Coachella’s stage in a rainbow sequined jumpsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2022

The low tide revealed purple starfish and wriggly crabs, small fish and heaps of kelp, but I learned that, farther away, more than 20 different shark species meandered along the river.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2017

Harry wondered if they were feeling like he was: as though he’d eaten something extremely wriggly for breakfast.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

Tim Cahill, then a wrigglier presence than the reinvented volley-smashing totem of 2014, span his marker and popped a pass into Viduka, who was backing into his defender as best he knew.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 29, 2014


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