- plural of sinew.
sinews
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These dot-plot predictions, in turn, can influence current or future changes in stock or bond prices, the sinews of financial markets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
It’s hard to imagine a greater accomplishment than to achieve peace while stiffening the sinews of deterrence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Among the findings are arrows preserved with their original feathers, remains of fibres, and two bowstrings made of animal sinews, which are the oldest found so far in Europe.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024
And he argued on commercial grounds that those wanting to stop the slave trade were a threat to "colonial wealth, the sinews of our commercial existence".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023
His trainer knew it, and told him, fairly glowing with a ferocious pride, as if he’d built the tiger—bones, sinews, fangs, and claws—with his own hands.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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