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bent

[bent] / bɛnt /




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While it bent there, the payments industry says the competition bill would lead to more changes that would ultimately harm consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Tiangong Omni swivels its torso wildly from side to side while waving its bent arms in front of its face.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

He also discovers the unlikeliest of love stories, making the appealingly discursive, touchingly oddball “History” feel like a bent, colorful flower poking out of the pavement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

In his farewell address to the regents that October, he warned against allowing the Smithsonian to become seen as affiliated with one party or ideological bent.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

She extended her hand, crooked and red and bent open, but he made no move.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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