shoulders

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But there is a lot on his shoulders, a lot of talk about him and his fitness, attitude and all those things.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He does not place the blame squarely on the shoulders of the stars and their managers, however.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

On its weekly chart, it has carved out a bullish inverse head and shoulders formation dating back to last March following the end of a 10-week losing streak.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Abrupt, unwelcome occurrences scar our autonomy and cripple our illusion of independence; the question of what went wrong falls on our shoulders, another loop to languish inside.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Clavilefio came on the shoulders of four big, monstrous-looking men.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios