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toe

[toh] / toʊ /


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Even more striking was its second toe, which could bend backward unusually far and carried a curved, sickle-shaped claw.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Baron Cohen, 55, arrived at the Los Angeles premiere of his new film in character, wearing neon yellow from head to toe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

By seeking public office, “I was dipping my big toe into a tide of ambition, ego, and irrationality,” he wrote later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

She told officers: "He was standing there head to toe in black, no school uniform whatsoever."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

He stretched his toe beans wide, with an expression of blissful calm.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Bessent has been known recently to keep Wall Street on its toes, foregoing the “regular and predictable” approach favored by his predecessors, wrote Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

From Boris Pickett’s “Monster Mash” to Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put A Spell on You” to, of course, “Thriller,” there are plenty of tunes to tap one’s toes with while trick-or-treating.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Turning the toes slightly inward or outward alters the forces acting on the knee, potentially reducing stress on the affected cartilage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

"It was only really the support of the British public that made Joshua stand 10 toes down and say no."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

I smoothed down my nightshirt and wiggled my toes within my thick wool socks.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Vitello earned a reputation as a brash, fiery leader with unmatched people skills whose teams toed the line between confident and cocky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

“The bottom line is that he has shown to be the best pitcher in a particular league multiple times,” Roberts said before Yamamoto toed the mound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2025

For the past 50 years, El’Zabar has toed the line between fashion and music, the present and the future, American jazz and West African compositional structure.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2024

At first, however, she toed the PR line.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023

Clare toed the floor in front of him, grateful to find that the appearance of water was, indeed, an illusion.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The event, Petito says, does "a really good job of toeing the line... for pushing the advocacy side and not the exploitative side of victims and their families and loved ones".

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

During my three weeks covered in glowing sensors, I found myself toeing the line between mindful self-improvement and algorithmic overload.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

When it came to shoes, though, Murkowski showed little interest in toeing Trump’s line.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

I don’t want to add to the din of numbness and a kind of toeing the capitalist line.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

My cheeks grew hot, my mind dizzy, like I was still toeing the ledge.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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