as in right hand
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In the early 1500s, an unknown wealthy patron is said to have commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to produce the Salvator Mundi, a striking ecclesiastical masterpiece in which Jesus is shown blessing humanity with his right hand while holding an orb representing the Earth in his left.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025 -
The incident saw Martin thrown from his motorcycle, resulting in fractures to his right hand and left foot.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The drugs were concealed in the spine of the Bibles and destined for delivery to two California state prisons.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Following the prologue in Syria, Grant’s script jumps between three different time periods, with the 1943 POW scenes providing the spine.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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On the other side of the screen, Ukrainians die, lose territory, see apartment blocks reduced to rubble, consider desertion, and watch the backbone of their western support dissolve.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Peychaud’s Bitters, all cherry and anise as opposed to Angostura Bitters’ cinnamon and clove, combines with the herbal pop of absinthe and the spicy backbone of the rye to create something wholly new.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Sinew(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinew%28s%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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