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cord

[kawrd] / kɔrd /


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It begins in a midbrain structure called the red nucleus and extends to the opposite side of the spinal cord.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Liberal Democrat Anna Sabine lost her voice for several months following a thyroid operation in June, which cut one of the nerves to her vocal cords, leaving her with a condition called vocal cord paralysis.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects nerves in the brain and spinal cord.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

"But this neuron doesn't release NE everywhere. It ignores the cerebellum, brainstem, and spinal cord."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

She walked over to it and stared at the blind cord, which was still swinging.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

Liberal Democrat Anna Sabine lost her voice for several months following a thyroid operation in June, which cut one of the nerves to her vocal cords, leaving her with a condition called vocal cord paralysis.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

To investigate how neutrophils influence healing, the researchers studied larval zebrafish, which are able to regenerate damaged spinal cords.

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

I add, because my scientific brain knows that room-temperature water is much better for vocal cords than cold or hot.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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

She was directed down another hall, another locked door, before she finally arrived at a stall with a corded phone.

From Slate ● May 2, 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

He has arms like tree trunks, corded and veined and straining against his own skin.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

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

Today, we see a wide array of trim options, including cording, ruffled edges, pleated corners and more.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023

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

Also they were energetically weighing, cording, and covering the fur packs with burlap—leaving two ears of that material at each end to facilitate handling them, as each pack weighed eighty pounds.

From The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure by Arthur Henry Howard Heming


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