protrude
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His face in careful concentration, the Major-General from Ukraine's Civil Protection Service clings tightly to a precious bundle, wrapped for protection in his coat - and out of which two small pink shoes protrude.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025
Their backs are also mirrored, and hefty steel counterweights are holding up the semicircular tubes that protrude out front.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
His chin is pitched forward, his ears protrude and his brow is furrowed over glinting black eyes.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2023
The roots of a tree protrude through the wall of a makeshift toilet where birds have made their nests.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023
Instead, her subject's skin warms and their spine begins to protrude from their back, as if it might actually push through their skin.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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