bent
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O’Leary’s defense has bent but rarely broken all season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
The whole seahorse body, with its bent head, gripping tail and brood pouch, has been built at least twice within a single fish family, the Syngnathidae, which includes seahorses, pipefishes, pipehorses and seadragons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Everyone turns to go-to people because it is expedient, and that bent for speed undermines the total business capability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
It bent over, clamped the cord with its pincers and tucked the cord along a shelf to clear a path.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
He was bent against the wall, his hands spread out against the rocks.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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