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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

I held her warm, wriggly body next to my face, counted her limbs and digits, and stared into those startling blue eyes.

From Washington Post Nov. 26, 2021

Didn’t care if it was scouting for food to drag back to the nest or building new tunnels for wriggly ant larvae.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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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