rod
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ElAttrache performed surgery on McGregor in July 2021, inserting a rod, plates and screws into his left leg after the fighter broke his tibia and fibula during a bout against Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
The hematologist-oncologist quickly became a lightning rod by rejecting rare disease therapies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Vein ultimately became a lightning rod for much of this frustration.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Before his resignation, McSweeney became a lightning rod for discontent with Downing Street.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Holding the rod was Squelch, sitting on the other end of my bench.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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