shoulders

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If that was not the case, the action can be challenged in court, although the burden of proof rests on your friend’s shoulders.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Amanda Jones said her son and his friends, high-schoolers in South Bend, Ind., use any combination of feet, head, shoulders, neck and back to keep the sack moving—and go viral.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The next year, John Denver reached No. 1 by singing, “Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Interim Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates told the Senedd "no one knows better than our party that it is a privilege to govern", which now "rests on different shoulders."

From BBC • May 12, 2026

I exhale, head up, shoulders back, projecting confidence.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith