bone
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Over the last two decades, this has involved the use of stainless steel springs to gradually widen the gap, giving space for the brain to develop and for new bone to grow.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Enlander said finding "a buried skull, without any other bone present" presented a problem in trying to discern what happened.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The effects were seen in the brain, heart, skeletal and heart muscle, liver, spleen, bone marrow, kidney, and colon.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
But with some of these higher-protein, higher-fiber options, I’m using substitutes like protein pasta or bone broth rice to keep eating the things I want to eat while being a little more macro-conscious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
It’s tender if I push on the place where muscle meets bone, but I don’t feel anything otherwise.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Mayer quickly suspected that the bones were much older.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Researchers also examined the microscopic structure of the dinosaur's bones.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Broken bones and torn ligaments aside, what was particularly frustrating about my accident was what happened afterward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The internet as we knew it might have been torn down to the studs by Silicon Valley bigwigs looking to sell the wiring for scrap, but the bones are still good.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
This must be the Raven Clan’s bone-ground: the place where they laid the bones of their Dead.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Zeigen, who wears his hair shorn tight to his head, emphasizing his finely boned face and huge brown eyes, began by describing his mother.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2024
“I’m almost 6-feet-tall and big boned, we’ll call it. I don’t look like the people you see on TV,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
She logged thousands of miles on the road — she had ditched the BMW for a Ford F-150 pickup — and boned up on local issues, like broadband internet access and tick control.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
Spencer’s Victorian-inspired gown was made with intricate floral lace and has long slightly-puffed sleeves, boned corset, high collar and several buttons.
From Fox News ● Jul. 25, 2021
The faces are the same, too, seamed, dark-eyed, significandy boned.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Per the film, this is a natural consequence of not boning up on your “Emily Post.”
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2023
Della Donna started boning up on criminal law, talking to every criminal attorney she could find and eventually turning to UCI Law School.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
You can also consult with your seamstress about the possibility of adding boning or cups for structure and lift.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
Mondale spent those few wilderness years practicing law but in truth boning up for a presidential run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2021
Three other cooks were boning fish, while a spit boy turned a boar over the flames.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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