muscle

In a gangster movie we’d call it muscle: large men with misshapen heads who do the grunt work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

While such treatments remain a future goal, the discovery provides direct evidence that the adult human heart has at least some natural capacity to rebuild muscle after an attack.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Through the muscle pain, mental strain and those loose-fitting uniforms that are shapeless and weirdly flattering, our marriage got its groove back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Researchers from the University of Sydney, the Baird Institute and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney have found that the human heart can produce new muscle cells after a heart attack.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

She stretched out on her mat beside her sleeping sister, tiredness making her aware of every muscle that she had used during the day.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

I focus on keeping my facial muscles from spasming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Trauma and stress can put you in "fight or flight" mode, where your heart rate increases, you release adrenaline, and your muscles tense, preparing the body for an external threat, he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

"By working our jaw muscles we are stimulating blood flow to the brain."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Their muscles also mature, allowing them to begin moving on their own.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

She nodded but didn’t look at me, and I could tell from the rigidity of the muscles beneath my hand that I hadn’t convinced her in the slightest.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Last summer Fifa muscled in on that elite club football territory, adding teams from other continents to the mix.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The stock market has muscled through trade wars—and shooting wars—to hit new records.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

With the Wayans brothers firmly back in the driver’s seat, horror parody “Scary Movie” muscled its way past He-Man for the top spot at the box office this weekend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Murphy gave Niecy Nash-Betts enough space and material in “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” for her to deliver an award-winning performance that muscled to the fore.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026

But their looks were where their similarities ended; Kamau was more muscled, while Ekon was of a leaner build.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

On the whole, however, economists say there’s no sign AI is muscling people out of their jobs on a massive scale.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Nineteen-year-old sensation Cooper Flagg appeared to have won it for Dallas, muscling through Wendell Carter Jr for a four-point lead with 37 seconds left.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

Mahan told reporters last week that his disagreements with Newsom are “rooted in substance” and praised the governor for muscling through major reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act and behavioral health treatment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026

When Atkinson miscued Mitchell Starc, Carey raced first-slip fielder Marnus Labuschagne back towards the boundary, muscling out his team-mate when both threw themselves towards the ball.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

The colt sagged inward, muscling his shoulder and hip into the smaller Seabiscuit.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand