muscle
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As we age, we naturally lose muscle mass, starting in our 50s and 60s, notes Dr. Linda Fried, director of the Robert Butler Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Regeneron reported mid-stage data on a drug it is developing to preserve muscle when taken alongside a GLP-1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
But doctors stress that body composition matters for younger adults, too, who risk losing muscle when they rapidly shed weight, increasing the chances of injuries or conditions such as osteoporosis later in life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Wei Shen, an assistant professor at Columbia University and body composition researcher, said lean mass shouldn’t be equated with muscle, because it includes other non-fat tissues in addition to muscle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Within minutes, Ray cut the shark from the gills to the anus and used a small knife to free the skin and muscle that covered the abdominal cavity.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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Technically it’s a measure of the force produced by your forearm and hand muscles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Why it’s useful isn’t because we care anything about muscles in the forearm,” says Peterson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Leigh had previously said he was suffering from a medical condition affecting his muscles and that it would probably be his "last film".
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The researchers also identified a protein that may offer a way to improve how aging muscles respond to nerve signals, raising the possibility that at least part of this decline could eventually be treated.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
His hair is cut low, in a fade that feeds into the muscles in his neck.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Last summer Fifa muscled in on that elite club football territory, adding teams from other continents to the mix.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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
Anthropic, run by the former OpenAI executive Dario Amodei, has muscled further into financial services since it launched a suite of tools catering to banks, financial-technology firms, and others last year.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Yet Musk muscled through, and his lore was born.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
His legs are wide, his arms folded across his chest, his face tightly muscled.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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“Nobody is muscling us. All I’ve got to do is show up and do the same thing that I’ve always done, which is be as truthful, and authentic and informed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
That signals that geopolitical risks could be muscling their way into asset prices, potentially overshadowing positives from the economic cycle and corporate earnings.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 1, 2026
By contrast, the administration has had some success in muscling down mortgage rates, with the aim of improving housing affordability.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
As the operator, you can override the lane-change feature by muscling the car into a new lane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
“You can’t just come in here, muscling about.”
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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