sling
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The memorial installed at the college, near Alton, Hampshire, depicts two pupils, one with a sling and and another holding a cane, embracing each other.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Though Liniger continued to live with significant paralysis on her left side after the plane wreck, she learned to play golf with one arm immobilized in a sling and became an accomplished one-armed golfer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Seated in an armchair, dressed in a blue hospital gown, with his left arm in a sling, the security guard said his faith sustained him during the harrowing hours.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
During the early stages of development, giant planets can pass dangerously close to one another and sometimes sling neighboring worlds completely out of their solar systems.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
Beside him, Taran and Eilonwy heaved vainly at the sling.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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"There will be a lot of dirt and slings thrown around in court between Musk and Altman and that is not a good thing for anyone involved...but Musk has made this personal."
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
While he sparred with Mamdani on the campaign trail, Sliwa praised him for wanting to get a cat, noting it will remain loyal even as Mamdani deals with the slings and arrows of political life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
A few minutes later, Fair slings her backpack over her arm, sticks the radio in her pocket and quickly winds her way through the hallway to the garage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
Perhaps these qualities also prepared her to weather the slings and arrows of international NGO leadership and public speaking.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2025
Kim slings two empty bags over his shoulders and climbs down the steps of the hut.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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I collected these studded belts, slung them slipshod over whatever was in style at the time that I’ve blocked from my memory, and it felt like a biological necessity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Bassist Anan "Tor" Prasert, 37, said he received minor burns but escaped the blaze relatively quickly -- with his bass guitar still slung over his shoulder.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
As armor, Elizabeth slung a Launer handbag over her forearm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Chalamet’s loss capped off a prickly night for the actor, who dodged a bit of mud slung in the direction of his gleaming white suit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Standing a few feet away was his dad, Mars, wearing a red beret and olive fatigues with the insignia of the Italian Special Forces, an assault rifle slung over his shoulder.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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With four overseas players introduced this year, fewer emerging players have been given much responsibility during the tournament, but Sunrisers' batters struggled with Phillips' slinging, awkward action.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
For those who think of late-career Elvis Presley as only a plump has-been, a gaudy Las Vegas crooner slinging schlock in the 1970s, Baz Luhrmann’s new movie is a bracing corrective.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
I would bet an entire wishbone they’re slinging pans of macaroni and cheese that will bring the house down.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2025
Real-estate companies are locked in a fierce battle for market share, slinging lawsuits at their rivals even as many of them are pouring billions of dollars into acquiring competitors.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2025
The one Genie had noticed when he and Ernie were poop slinging for the first time.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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