torso
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Turkey is now seeking the repatriation of other antiquities taken during the Ottoman era: an ancient marble torso called the "Old Fisherman" from Berlin, and dozens of Iznik tiles held at France's Louvre museum.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
At the time she didn’t know what was causing pain in her right leg and the intense itching on her arms, legs and torso — or why her handwriting had “gone funky.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Their overlapping limbs, seen from different angles, form a syncopated band of unexpected shapes that thrusts Christ’s much larger, confrontational torso toward us, emphasizing his otherworldliness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
An alternate suggestion has been to use the torso as the reference point for offside, ignoring the feet and the head.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
He jetted forward like an eel through water, bending his body around them and positioning his torso between them and the exit while his legs ran to catch up.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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