prosthetic
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He sits in a chair and enters what he calls “a zen state” as makeup manager Jeri Jones begins to apply the first of three prosthetic pieces to his face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Harvey’s Wallbangers, they called them, after the sketchy cocktail and the easygoing manager Harvey Kuenn, whose prosthetic leg still dangles from the ceiling of a Milwaukee bar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
"I am regarded as independent now," he said, "and would only need their assistance if something went wrong, either with the prosthetic limb or the stump."
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Odin is a bionic dog, with titanium teeth and a prosthetic foot from injuries sustained during wartime, but nothing slows him down, not even a plane crash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
I notice Allys’s face is damp, with a dull yellow pallor, while her hands remain a cool, creamy prosthetic peach.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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