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neck

[nek] / nɛk /
NOUN
narrow connector
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“Other people look at it as an albatross around their neck.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He missed only one game after sustaining a concussion against Nebraska and sat out only a few practices after taking a crunching hit against Washington last weekend that led to neck spasms.

From Los Angeles Times

She had to scale a ladder and carry the bucket around her neck.

From Los Angeles Times

Their reconstruction reveals a tall crest running along the neck and torso, a row of spikes down the tail, and hooves that enclosed the toes.

From Science Daily

Markle said an annual Veterans Day ceremony held in the high-school gym to honor local veterans is so moving it “makes the hair stand up on my neck.”

From The Wall Street Journal