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jawbone

[jaw-bohn] / ˈdʒɔˌboʊn /








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The jawbone looked reptilian but had teeth resembling those of dinosaurs.

From Science Daily

True, the Fed can influence the yield on that longer-dated paper through its current short-term rate policy, economic projections and jawboning.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The president's jawboning of the Fed to lower rates I think has had zero impact whatsoever."

From BBC

The tooth, from a cow's jawbone found beside the ancient monument's south entrance in 1924, was analysed by scientists from the British Geological Society, Cardiff University and University College London.

From BBC

The jawbone of the ancient reptile was unearthed in Arizona back in 2011, but modern scanning techniques have now revealed details showing that it belongs to a species new to science.

From BBC