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neck

noun as in narrow connector

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A teenager has been detained for at least 16 years for murdering 16-year-old Harry Pitman, who was stabbed in the neck at a New Year's Eve fireworks event in north London.

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It is thought Mr Zitouni "blocked" the suspect from stabbing a girl, leaving him with a gash on his head and neck.

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A woman who was stabbed in the neck in an unprovoked attack at a bus stop in Birmingham has died, police have confirmed.

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Around her, dancers of all ages shook their hips to Arabic music, shimmying barefoot as a woman with a neck tattoo played the derbake, a traditional drum.

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Many had whistles — pink, black, orange, green — around their necks.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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