chest
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The shops near his house -- where flooding was still at chest level -- were low on stock, the 30-year-old said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
At the inquest, she and her father Colum were told their family's actions, which included making four 999 calls and carrying out chest compressions, were the right thing to do.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The ultraviolet analysis also exposed cartilaginous structures in the chest.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
De Paula tossed his bat aside, looked into the Dodgers dugout and slapped his chest across the letters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
He offers the bottom plank from the cedar chest that held our clothes and Bible.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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The place was heaving with devotees, hands clasped at their chests and lips moving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
With your whole chests, let him hear it, the entitled scoundrel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Gaggles of British tourists with fur coats and spray tans jostled for seating, clutching their outerwear to their chests for space as they scouted for a table to open up.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
"We have two hearts beating in our chests," Burghardt, the mayor, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
They swam in the pool and helped with cookouts and laughed hysterically, clutching their chests.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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