cord
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They also found the mother’s placenta and umbilical cord in a trash bag, according to the sheriff’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Apologising after winning a point from a net cord.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
As a result, injuries involving nerves or the spinal cord can cause long-lasting or permanent problems with movement and sensation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
That raises the possibility that researchers could one day investigate similar drugs as treatments for injuries involving peripheral nerves or the spinal cord.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
That means the 10 billion neurons in your brain and spinal cord have a possible 10 trillion synaptic choices to make.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Room Rater built an audience scoring Zoom backgrounds for lighting, depth, art and visible cords; books themselves became set dressing.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Inflammation subsided, and the spinal cords regenerated perfectly, even though the neutrophils themselves were no longer present.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
At 43, Laferte’s vocal cords have reached a decadent peak — angry and ragged, deliciously wounded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Other remaining brand-name correspondents, including the ageless Lesley Stahl, for a while were feared to be fingering their rip cords too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Bailey is the one who has hair braided in big thick cords and pinned back into a maze of rows that make a full bun at the back of her head.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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The most practical option was an old-school corded phone and a cellular-to-landline adapter.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
She still packs corded earphones for in-flight entertainment systems along with Apple AirPods Pro 3, which she loves for their size and noise-canceling capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
The analysis of corded ware vessels also challenges previous considerations.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
The work had been transformed, from an intimate album I’d listened to on an iPod with corded earbuds that didn’t stay put into a lavish stage production with sets, actors, choreography.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
The deep-brown eyes looked at Andy and the thin corded lips moved.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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I rescued an abandoned set of chairs missing their woven seats, watched a YouTube video on cording and turned them into living-room fixtures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Leather welt or cording can add to the vibe.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2022
Bubble wrap might crush your standard ribbon bows, so the Container Store suggests using more wire-edged ribbon or tulle, which can be fluffed out, or cording.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2020
Jewel-toned blue, green and purple nylon was cut into pretty sleeveless dresses slit and ruched with cording detail to softly accent the body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2016
Plunder therefore, that could be worth packing and cording, there was little or none in Greece.
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 by Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) Japp
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