cords
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At the time, she felt it was impossible to take time off, and experimented with singing in a lower register to ease the stress on her vocal cords.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
“Charge my phone?” asked another, and Gil submitted the device into a tangle of cords growing from a surge protector.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
At the time, she said she learned she had non-cancerous growths on her vocal cords.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
Voice loss often becomes permanent when scar tissue forms on the vocal cords.
From Science Daily • Jan. 2, 2026
He clicked his fingers, and the ends of the cords that bound Lupin flew to his hands.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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