cord
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Another nest was found inside a hutia vertebra, in the space that once housed the spinal cord.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Specialists with the Department of Fish and Wildlife speculate that he may have lost his toes due to umbilical cord strangulation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
But the pace of cord cutting has also slowed down in recent quarters, Fishman noted.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
The first is that, if you use a home charger along with a standard extension cord that isn’t designed to carry all those amps, you can overheat your outlet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
My father, the hardcore pacifist who can’t even squish a spider, reaches for the power cord snaking from the television to the wall socket.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.