hip

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In 1966, Duncan was working as a short-order cook at the Sahara, making 400 salads an hour, when she slipped on spilled grease, severely injuring her shoulder, hip and back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

So I asked him if he could check my hip, and he told the guys that were doing it, “Why don’t you check his lungs?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Meanwhile the independent producing company Raw Material will launch a new hip hop musical about William Wallace this autumn, having started the year with Scots the Musical, a satirical rave through Scottish history in song.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Alongside artists like the Chemical Brothers and Death in Vegas, he helped pioneer and popularise the big beat genre, which sits somewhere between hip hop and acid house.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A baby wearing a little cap that said Red Sox was perched high on his hip.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt