bone
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He said he did this to loosen up his neck, cheekbone and jaw bone muscles in order to get his lip on to his nose.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Calcium and vitamin D supplements are widely taken to support bone health, especially by older adults.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
He remained a missing person until recently when a single bone washed ashore, and investigative work provided closure after three decades for the family of the California father of three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
"Raine fortunately landed flush on her buttocks, rather than on bone, and got up, leaving the saloon without a backwards glance," he writes.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
A round bone amulet etched with a spiral was sewn to the breast of her jerkin.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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But a large review published in The BMJ suggests that, for most older people, these supplements provide little to no meaningful protection against falls or broken bones.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
One in eight of the men who enlisted in the UK left their bones in the fields of Flanders and France, Mesopotamia and Gallipoli.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Instead, I picked around fish bones and stared at the mess I had made behind me.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The hips-and-knee unit, which also makes instruments to repair bones and joints, had been a linchpin of J&J’s medical-device business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
I could almost smell it, feel it in my bones.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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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
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
She borrowed a dress from her sister — Bellville Sassoon, black velvet, backless with boned bodice and huge skirt.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2020
She was big boned and solid, with intense blue eyes, a generous mouth, and soothing hands with short fingernails.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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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
In most cases, animals are being harvested but there aren’t enough people to handle normal value-added processes such as boning, trimming and curing.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
“I bought a mannequin and new boning, then I took the dresses apart and combined them.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
Garment underpinnings — corsetry boning, seams and darts — became external flourishes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2020
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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