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Recent Examples of knee
Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
After the town sends the newlyweds off in their classic convertible (only sparklers — no bird-threatening rice to be found!), Mike asks Brie to go for a walk, gets down on one knee, and proposes to her with that plastic bottle ring.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The Clippers fell to Charlestown in the quarterfinals a season ago but return most of their core and also will get senior Ben Corneau, who missed last season with a knee injury, back alongside stars Carson Gretz and Sam Craig.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 19 Dec. 2024
Minutes after topping Connor Garnett, dark-horse group favorite Quang Duong quit the event with an aggravation of the same knee injury that he’s struggled with for weeks.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The ninth-year pro has been sidelined all season while working his way back from a knee injury suffered during last season’s NFC wild-card loss at Detroit.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
After the town sends the newlyweds off in their classic convertible (only sparklers — no bird-threatening rice to be found!), Mike asks Brie to go for a walk, gets down on one knee, and proposes to her with that plastic bottle ring.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The Clippers fell to Charlestown in the quarterfinals a season ago but return most of their core and also will get senior Ben Corneau, who missed last season with a knee injury, back alongside stars Carson Gretz and Sam Craig.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 19 Dec. 2024
Minutes after topping Connor Garnett, dark-horse group favorite Quang Duong quit the event with an aggravation of the same knee injury that he’s struggled with for weeks.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ezri Konsa resembled a right central defender in a back three, with Diego Carlos stationed between him and Torres, who was on the left.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Helicopters have green lights on the right side, red on the left, and white on the tail.George Petras, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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On November 10th, after the San Francisco 49ers’ defensive end Nick Bosa sacked Baker Mayfield during the 49ers’ game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, another defensive lineman, Leonard Floyd, came over to Bosa and gently butted helmets.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
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Jess McAllen takes a deep dive into the recent history of therapeutic approaches to mental illness, AI therapy chatbots, and what happens when the logical rigor of technology butts up against the chaotic reality of human brains.Michelle Weber, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
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Finneas, a musician in his own right, is both Eilish's brother and producer.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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The intervention came in response to a Deadline story, which explores how Rowling’s hardening rhetoric on transgender rights comes into conflict with diversity, equity, and inclusion policies at Warner Bros.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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Stock market - The meme stock games that began in 2021 are stretched, the artificial intelligence bubble is bumping into realities, and the hundreds of walking dead companies are stumbling towards oblivion.John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The first episode soared to No. 1 on Spotify and Apple, bumping The Joe Rogan Experience to second place.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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But in the film world, Adler might be best remembered for her unexpectedly daring roundhouse kick to film criticism’s sacred cow, Pauline Kael.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Archaeologists have learned that two roundhouses were built at the site, one after the other.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
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The annual SharonFest, kicking off July 28, is a party with a purpose.Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 20 July 2017
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Indianapolis kicks off its four-game preseason schedule on Aug. 13 against the Detroit Lions.Mark Inabinett, AL.com, 18 July 2017
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This year’s biggest swing was also one of the worst misfires, with early screenings prior to its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival portending critical and financial doom.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
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This change may help partially explain some large swings in the data at individual schools.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Treasury Secretary and Fed chairman are the two most important economic policy roles in the U.S., and Trump has often jabbed at Powell, who was a Trump appointee during his first term.Derek Saul, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Riley, an attorney, has jabbed the finger right back at his opponent, pointing out that the influx of migrants from the southern border happened under his watch as Congressman.Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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