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Beneath her palm, her heart hurled itself against her breastbone like a battering ram, refusing to calm.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Use the palm of your hand to flatten, especially at the breastbone.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Initial excavations found bones from the arms, legs, fingers and breastbone, police said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Mini sternotomy involves making a 3-inch incision at the upper part of the breastbone.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Use the palm of your hand to flatten, especially at the breastbone.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Initial excavations found bones from the arms, legs, fingers and breastbone, police said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Mini sternotomy involves making a 3-inch incision at the upper part of the breastbone.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Breastbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breastbone. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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breastbone
noun
breast·bone
ˈbres(t)-ˈbōn 
-ˌbōn
: sternum
Medical Definition
breastbone
noun
breast·bone
ˈbres(t)-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn
: sternum
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