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spine

[spahyn] / spaɪn /


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Graham developed her now-familiar modernist principles for working the torso and spine, known as “contraction” and “release,” with her troupe, all female at the time, between 1927 and 1928.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Their scenes of fracture and forgiveness become as strong an emotional spine as their parents’ late-in-life romance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In April this year, he revealed the disease had spread to his spine.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

ABC found its spine late in the game.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

It’s what they’re wearing that sends chills down my spine.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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