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Recent Examples of knee
Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
Sitting beside her was a spiritual advisor, his hands on his knees, palms up.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Sitting beside her was a spiritual adviser, his hands on his knees palms up.
—Jeffrey Collins The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Arlene was only 28 years old, but the action made her knees creak and her lower back protest.
—EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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My left leg is, uh, partially paralyzed from my hip to my knee, then from my knee to my toes, completely paralyzed, so if there's any neurosurgeons out there … any researchers out there, please get a hold of me.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
Sitting beside her was a spiritual advisor, his hands on his knees, palms up.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Sitting beside her was a spiritual adviser, his hands on his knees palms up.
—Jeffrey Collins The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Arlene was only 28 years old, but the action made her knees creak and her lower back protest.
—EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knee
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The left is rejecting men and masculinity, so men are becoming more right-wing.Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Clockwise from top left: Photograph by Mark Seliger for TIME, Photograph by Mark Mahaney for TIME, Illustration by Nigel Buchanan for TIME, Illustration by Tim O’Brien for TIME Musk didn’t seem to care.Simon Shuster, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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Johnny and Daniel are still butting heads, working together as senseis and sharing the same hotel room but refusing to be friendly.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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That surge marked an unusual alliance between the two groups that have butted heads in the past.Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Oct. 2024
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Instead, the 76-year-old former media mogul has been languishing in solitary confinement at a maximum-security prison for defending the free-speech rights of the citizens of Hong Kong.Ashley McGuire, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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As long the branding does not weaken the future right of the Palestinian refugees, that can be an option.Karl Vick, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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But no team has bumped, set, and spiked in recent years with more authority than Merino.Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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But this year’s election cycle has been decidedly quieter for bumping the national threshold to $15 an hour.Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Pereira will play a character called The Butcher, and bring his set of skills – including anaconda chokes and roundhouse kicks – to his meaty role.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Pereira will play a character called The Butcher, and bring his set of skills to the role — including anaconda chokes and roundhouse kicks.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 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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Bitcoin’s historical price swings—both surging and plummeting within short periods—raise questions about the stability of using it to back state or national funds.Tonya Evans, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Earlier this month, Combs and his defense team lost out on a big swing when Judge Subramanian denied their motion for a gag order on witnesses and others in both his criminal case and the dozens of civil cases against him.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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The plan works flawlessly, with Kreese jabbing Silver in the face.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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The ones who hog the entire arm rest and jab you with their sharp elbow when you're seated next to them.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Knee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knee. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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