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Recent Examples of elbow
The failures of its awkward attempts to elbow its way into the media world could be shrugged off, but not its big misses—the mobile revolution and the importance of graphic chips, earth-shattering events that its rivals exploited.
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Fighters will now have to get a knee or elbow down to stop knees or kicks to the head.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The Orioles’ star closer is expected to be ready for the start of spring training after missing the entire 2024 season recovering from Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Larger breeds of dogs that are more prone to elbow and hip dysplasia can be more likely to develop arthritis, said Enomoto, who is the lead author of a February study that found more young dogs have arthritis than previously thought.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Fighters will now have to get a knee or elbow down to stop knees or kicks to the head.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The Orioles’ star closer is expected to be ready for the start of spring training after missing the entire 2024 season recovering from Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Larger breeds of dogs that are more prone to elbow and hip dysplasia can be more likely to develop arthritis, said Enomoto, who is the lead author of a February study that found more young dogs have arthritis than previously thought.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
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Senate Democrats have pushed for more information over Bondi's foreign lobbying work to determine any potential conflicts of interest that might surface should she be confirmed as attorney general.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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The atmosphere and fan rowdiness gave them even more reason to push for their debuts.Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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These forces squeeze a star horizontally while stretching it vertically.Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Egypt lost $7 billion in crucial revenue from the Suez Canal in 2024 as the conflict in Gaza has squeezed shipping in the Red Sea, according to government officials.Vivian Yee, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Residents who have not managed to find fire coverage after being dropped by their previous companies might have to shoulder the burden of hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages—all on their own.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Until then, players like Hart will continue to shoulder the burden.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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