kink
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Enough time for a detail-oriented TV producer to spot that Salman, Pakistan's skipper, sported a kink in his collar.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
One absentee, however, will be Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who has been ruled out with a "kink in his back", according to the Norwegian ski federation.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
The voice that sang it was profound and strong, but quavering and not quite in tune: an old oak tree with a strong trunk but with branches starting to kink and leaves to wither.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
The rise of AI-generated images and photos has added another troubling kink, as Sterling highlighted in a video posted to TikTok early Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
By the late 1940s, Monod had discovered that the kink was the result of a metabolic readjustment.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Researchers are still hammering out the kinks with error correction, though recent milestones show clear progress.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Like all great players, McIlroy ironed out his swing kinks and sacrificed distance with the driver for a greater accuracy which underpinned a gutsy one-under 71 in Sunday's finale.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
Yet, once he and Grace work out their kinks and get to know each other, the Eridian reveals his own goofy personality — imagine a hybrid of boron and Borat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Companies are also having a tough time working out kinks in their hardware.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 27, 2025
Seth stopped the wagon and I hopped out as they were stretching away the kinks from the road.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
