dumbbell
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The Dominicans celebrated home runs by posing with a dumbbell adorned with plantains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
For instance, each dumbbell at the Chargers facility is emblazoned with the club’s lightning-bolt logo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
"The dumbbell thus acts a bit like the needle on a compass, allowing us to read off the z coordinate according to its orientation," says Prof. Dr. Dieter Meschede.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
Carrasco, 36, was lifting weights before Sunday’s game against Seattle when he set down a 50-pound dumbbell and it flipped over, landing on his pinky, Showalter said before New York played at Washington.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
That's why I'd grown up holding a stick or a ball or a dumbbell.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
Researchers note that free weights, dumbbells, weight machines, and bodyweight exercises such as modified push-ups, wall presses, and knee bends can all help improve strength.
From Science Daily ● May 12, 2026
The team used a silly and playful logo for “Buff Baby”—an image of a baby with raised arms, pressing tiny dumbbells, with a serious expression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Cedars-Sinai’s Gulati notes the many different forms of strength training beyond the stereotypical image of iron dumbbells or a hulking barbell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
The men's facility featured rows of workout platforms, outfitted with dumbbells, barbells and weights capable of going into the hundreds of pounds.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
He had the dumbbells in his hands and he started a halfhearted set.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
