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patella

[puh-tel-uh] / pəˈtɛl ə /
NOUN
knee
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Mr. Eizenstat began advising the Horowitzes sometime after the Kainer heirs took their claim to court last spring, according to Mr. Palmer, and is helping out the lawyer on the case, Joseph A. Patella.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2022

“A housing-assistance center is not the highest and best use of that property,” said Patella, the real estate broker.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2018

Real estate broker Sam Patella, who specializes in commercial properties in East Village, said the city paid too much for the failed skydiving center.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2018

Figure 8.16 Femur and Patella The femur is the single bone of the thigh region.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

"Oh, no!" said Patella, "that's only his way; he means, doubtless, that it may be inspected previous to being taken ashore for burial."

From White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War by Melville, Herman




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