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neck

[nek] / nɛk /
NOUN
narrow connector
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After a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer, Vitale underwent surgery in the summer of 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The most affected muscles are those that help maintain posture in the back, neck and calves.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The famed wrestler, whose real name was Terry Gene Bollea, died at the age of 71 at his sprawling Clearwater, Fla., property, months after he had undergone multiple surgeries and procedures on his neck.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Orab, in Baker’s neck of the woods, the company proposing the data center isn’t known to the public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Heat roars up the back of my neck, slapping my cheeks with warmth.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam