camel
Example Sentences
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“Data center, the way you should think about it, it’s the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
From Barron's
“This may be the straw that broke the camel’s back” and gets the city more resources, said Padilla.
From Los Angeles Times
Nanobodies, which are very small proteins found in camelid species such as camels, llamas, and alpacas, may provide a powerful new way to treat brain disorders like schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily
But it’s crazy to think that the way to protect the structural integrity of the tent is to invite the whole camel inside as soon as you spot the nose peeking in.
After dropping out of school in his early teens, Hemedti earned money trading camels across the desert to Libya and Egypt.
From BBC
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