toe
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We’re sitting in the back of the store, and he’s dressed head to toe in comfy blue On gear that makes him look like a yoga mogul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Ideally, it’s an ongoing relationship with a doctor who can take the time to decode why, for instance, that pain in your toe might be a warning of a serious heart condition.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
Now stand heel to toe on a firm surface, with your eyes open, for — ideally — 30 seconds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
"They all toe the line, and they keep telling me: 'Boris, you get it, don't you? One step in the wrong direction, and we're finished.'"
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
She stepped back and squinted at him, looking from head to toe.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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That said, I still chase David around the house throwing roundhouse kicks at his stomach, just to keep us both on our toes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Even so, the operation was successful, allowing Masaya to keep all but one of her toes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
AT&T on Tuesday said it would work with Amazon to deliver satellite internet to business customers as the telecommunications industry looks to keep SpaceX on its toes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Seager said: "He's kept us on our toes for the three years he's been with us... we're only too aware it could have had a very different ending."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
She stood with both feet in the bowl on the floor, sloshing them up and down, looking at her toes.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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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
In 2018, Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance, toed the party line after Beijing shut down ByteDance’s jokes app.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
Clucas strode forward, toed the ball beyond the Ipswich defence and Eaves opens up his body before stroking the ball into the bottom-right corner.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024
In “The Seagull/Woodstock, NY,” Thomas Bradshaw’s Chekhov adaptation, Parker Posey’s portrayal of Irene deftly toed the line between satire, affection and melancholia.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
But a goalkeeper has fallen, and a wing has toed the ball just enough that it rolls slowly toward the goal line.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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I’m not toeing the line for my field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
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
The Assassin edged forward, toeing the pool of light.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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