shoulders
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Instead of first appearing because animals needed to turn their heads, the separation of the skull and shoulders may have developed alongside anatomical changes that allowed the front limbs to support and move the body.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
When asked why he had lifted a section of a former plane into the ground in his back garden, Dave Billings shrugged his shoulders and said: "Why not?"
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
In the souks, men carry stacks of rugs on their shoulders and craftsmen shape brass lanterns in stalls no wider than a closet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
He also nodded to the responsibility the party now shoulders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Three days after we got there I answered the front door knocker and there stood Karel, coal dust from the train trip still speckling his shoulders.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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