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cords

[kawrdz] / kɔrdz /




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Shorter cords are also less likely to end up in knotted wads.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Both the deal and the band ended when Taylor developed nodes on his vocal cords, which required him to stay silent for three months.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

More than 2 pounds of honor cords, pins, stoles and medallions — a stash rivaling that of a supreme Allied commander — crashed to the dirt outside the 18-year-old’s Adelanto home.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

"The costs of the products that we are making are being very greatly affected," the 42-year-old said, listing plastic, copper for the vacuum's motor and raw materials in its power cords.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

Then Frodo stepped up to the great grey net, and hewed it with a wide sweeping stroke, drawing the bitter edge swiftly across a ladder of close-strung cords, and at once springing away.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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