posterior
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"The depression and the anxiety I've had from this stupid decision to try and alter my posterior, it just wasn't worth it," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
When strength training later in life, more attention must be paid to building strength around the joints, Herbert says, and strengthening the posterior, or back, chain of the body.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
Research has shown that the premotor and posterior parietal cortices, along with the temporoparietal junction, are active in the brain when we are locating or thinking about ourselves.
From Salon • May 26, 2025
For example, annelids such as Platynereis dumerilii can regenerate entire parts of their posterior body after injury.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024
It’s important that you approach slowly and with caution—and preferably from a posterior angle, where they have little to no vision.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing posterior
G.1: Principles of Geography (Sources 1–14)
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Animals (Zoology) - Middle School
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UCPS 6th Grade Roots List #7
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