spine
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Yet, even as a journalist who covers public health, every time I hear about a case of “the plague,” I get a little shiver down the spine.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
“That decrease in the weight definitely slows down progression of degeneration in the spine or in the joint.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
This will form the spine of the story, and in a way its point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
To give them a distinctive look, they created a rounded book-like spine that wouldn’t collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Willem died of tuberculosis of the spine in December 1946.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
At the university, shelves groan with jagged pieces of spines, necks and legs that to an untrained eye resemble battered stones.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The sisters shared rare abnormalities in their spines as well.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said that young people should stiffen their spines and embrace hardship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Cheesy words in normal circumstances, but that was the moment our spines began to tingle and we knew we were about to witness history.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
Except instead of demolished buildings and disintegrated bricks, there are books open face-first on the floor, their damaged spines poking up, while others are piled on one another.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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