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shoulder

[shohl-der] / ˈʃoʊl dər /
VERB
be responsible for
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The Loop Small Flap Shoulder Bag, coming this summer, was made with the help of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Rea also wrote the score and title track for the Soft Top Hard Shoulder film and starred in the comedy Parting Shots in 1999.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Shoulder and oblique injuries in his final seasons in Japan had sapped his velocity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

The genesis of “Women Wearing Shoulder Pads” occurred at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Still, true or not, they called the four great mountains of the range Mount Head, Mount Shoulder, Mount Belly and Mount Knees, and the foothills to the south were known as the Feet.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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