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yoke

[yohk] / yoʊk /




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It featured a female panther resting its paws on a severed head, and was probably attached to the body of a carriage or wagon or to the yoke, which hitched draught animals to the vehicle.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

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

On another page an elderly farmer in the Fujian Province of China struggles under a shoulder yoke of watering cans.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024

The “Texas is back!” meme has hung like a yoke on the Bevo steer mascot since 2016.

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023

In a strong voice, he prays, "Lord, give us peace, break the yoke of the Nazi butchers, make us free."

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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