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as in backbone
the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship
a person of lesser fiber would not have spoken out against such an injustice
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Recent Examples of fiber
Everything was destroyed except this element, which served as the basis for a creation around green, with ceramic frames in the same color, plus green fibers, textiles and bespoke furniture.
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Felicity Carter, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Some of the fibers pick up chemicals like flame retardants from carpet pads and old sofas.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
This reaction forms harmful compounds known as advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which can damage collagen fibers and potentially promote wrinkles and sagging skin.8
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—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
But chia seeds have a lot of great benefits aside from protein (their notably high fiber content being one of the main draws).
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 4 Nov. 2024
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Felicity Carter, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Some of the fibers pick up chemicals like flame retardants from carpet pads and old sofas.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
This reaction forms harmful compounds known as advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which can damage collagen fibers and potentially promote wrinkles and sagging skin.8
5.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
But chia seeds have a lot of great benefits aside from protein (their notably high fiber content being one of the main draws).
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 4 Nov. 2024
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The enslaved also powered trades like construction and blacksmithing and served as the literal backbone of domestic work.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Nov. 2024
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Seasonal employees—who patrol treacherous rivers, maintain rocky climbing routes, and care for critical salmon fisheries—form the backbone of essential fieldwork and research, and are at the forefront.Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
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After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Remove tool has a drop-down menu that identifies wires and cables or people in the image that take attention away from your subject.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Both scenes are memorable and stunning in a solid, not remarkable, film that warmly celebrates the unbending love shared between a mother and a son and the courage and bravery of Londoners during The Blitz.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Unless Josh finally works up the courage to take his crush on Bananas to the next level.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Their attitudes about the direction of the country also creates frictions in their friendship, a poignant emotional thread that the filmmaker approaches with admirable subtlety.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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Three more benchmarks stress the CPU, using all available cores and threads to rate a PC's suitability for processor-intensive workloads.PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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Her performance becomes a celebration of not just her talent, but the grit and heart that have defined her journey.Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
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The new term for this is grit, but it's also called discipline and persistence.Michael Brainard, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Higher doses for women can cause side effects including acne, excessive body hair and even body odor.Akshay Syal, M.D., NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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However, spending an hourglass boosts your stamina and shortens the wait time.PCMAG, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
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The caffeine high felt from drinking coffee comes from adrenaline and cortisol running through your body, which provides you with stamina and euphoria.Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Prominences are filaments of plasma and magnetic field extending from the sun, which right now — close to solar maximum — are a daily sight in H-alpha.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Hot-glue each insect to a length of fishing line and use invisible tape to attach the opposite end of the filament to the inside of the cloche.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiber. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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