yoke
Example Sentences
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Someone has to yoke the memory of Iran’s pre-1979 past to a live possibility of a better future.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
The “Texas is back!” meme has hung like a yoke on the Bevo steer mascot since 2016.
From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023
He commended developing countries for “shaking off the yoke of colonialism.”
From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2023
One gallery shows what life was like at the mission through paintings, legal documents and an 18th century agricultural yoke.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2023
I see one of them has a large raw patch on its shoulder where the yoke has rubbed the skin off.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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