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Harris, from Canada, was 15 and "on the verge of independence" when she sustained a life-altering spinal cord injury, leaving her tetraplegic and requiring round the clock care.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Broadcasters are struggling as Americans cut the cable cord and social media gobbles up local advertising dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Bon Jovi’s “Forever” tour is the first since the namesake frontman had surgery to repair a vocal cord injury in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Previous work by the same King's College London research team identified shared molecular pathways between acute spinal cord injury and Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
He had fed an extension cord through a crack in the screen door, connected to a box fan that blew at his feet.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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At 43, Laferte’s vocal cords have reached a decadent peak — angry and ragged, deliciously wounded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Shorter cords are also less likely to end up in knotted wads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Both the deal and the band ended when Taylor developed nodes on his vocal cords, which required him to stay silent for three months.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
"The costs of the products that we are making are being very greatly affected," the 42-year-old said, listing plastic, copper for the vacuum's motor and raw materials in its power cords.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Around their necks, on white cords, hung those silver whistles.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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The most practical option was an old-school corded phone and a cellular-to-landline adapter.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
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
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
The letters were corded and strong against the golden satin material.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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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
Trimmed skirts: Slip stitching; milliner's and flat folds; covering buttonholes; binding, shirring, cording, tucking, piping, facing, braiding.
From The Making of a Trade School by Mary Schenck Woolman
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