as in right hand
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Noun
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The side of his face is visible and his right hand rests on his lap.—
Joshua McElwee,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2025 -
The only Heat players unavailable against the Celtics were Alec Burks (lower back pain), Josh Christopher (G League), Nikola Jovic (broken right hand) and Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In July of that year, Villegas and wife Maria’s 22-month-old daughter Mia died following a four-month battle with tumors on the brain and spine.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
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That left Democrats as less-than-unified in their general messaging and again looking to voters like a scattershot collection of grievances rather than anything approaching a party with a central spine.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This simple principle is the backbone of all healthy relationships.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Such alliances have been the backbone of U.S. foreign policy and have distinguished the U.S. from other past global superpowers.—
Matthew Clary,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Sinew(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinew%28s%29. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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