neck
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Rapper Lucki was allegedly involved in a fight at ComplexCon in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, leaving him with a gash on his neck, according to videos on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Older adults are also more likely to suffer fractures, while younger children are more likely to sustain head and neck injuries.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Recently, mine was manifested in neck and shoulder pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Every participant underwent advanced imaging designed to identify plaque in three major areas: the carotid arteries in the neck, the femoral arteries in the legs and the coronary arteries supplying the heart.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
She takes my medal from around her neck and hands it to Coach, who places it over my head, smoothing the ribbon over my shoulders.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The reactions to Dalporto’s March announcement on TikTok about the project varied, with one commenter suggesting interchangeable necks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The only noise is the gentle clang of the bells around the animals' necks.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
At the university, shelves groan with jagged pieces of spines, necks and legs that to an untrained eye resemble battered stones.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“They had these big bells around their necks and were dressed up in a way that made them look very regal and a bit ferocious.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
They were all scratching away like mad at the hair on the backs of their necks!
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
Nearby were partial skeletons of long necked dinosaurs preserved in river sediments, pointing to a forested inland environment crisscrossed by waterways.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026
He was dressed in a dark blue suit and an open necked white shirt as he confirmed his name and date of birth.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
Long necked animals, such as giraffes, need to pump blood upward from the heart against gravity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Mike McNerney of Carbondale, Illinois, an authority on necked discoids, believes they are a corruption of the classic Celtic cross, with the ends of the cross being dropped from the design.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2015
The one who remained was in his seventies, but tall and bull necked and powerful.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
After widespread volcanic activity about 4 million years ago, the onset of necking caused the land in the rift to sink.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
Instead of dancing and necking and maybe even performing for the hippies in Haight-Ashbury, Elvis Presley had spent an endless seven years in Southern California, forsaking his music career for one on the silver screen.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2018
Basically middle-aged music nerds in plastic glasses necking $8 beers, with a few kids to spike the energy and enthusiasm.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2017
But the 44-year-old made light of being passed over, posting a humorous picture on Twitter of herself necking a bottle of champagne.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2017
Who wouldn’t be appalled to find her brother and his girlfriend necking in her brand-new house, in the prize bathroom of all places?
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
