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spine

[spahyn] / spaɪn /


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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

By the time it was removed, I was rail-thin, had a curvature of the spine and lost much of my hair due to antibiotics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

My back hit it hard, the sharp corner digging into my spine, causing a shower of stars in my vision.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

Book publisher Penguin has just breathed new life into the bird that has adorned its book spines since 1935.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Participants were handed a faixa—a long sash to wrap around their waists to protect their spines and give climbers a toehold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

The current crisis in Iran has sent memories bubbling to the surface for the collective, and chills down the spines of viewers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

“By the way,” said Dr. Zinchenko, “to make this game more challenging, we have temporarily covered up all the call numbers on the spines of the books in the bins.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein


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