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ribcage

/ ˈɪˌɪ /

noun

  1. the bony structure consisting of the ribs and their connective tissue that encloses and protects the lungs, heart, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Last week he gets dismissed for slipping, overturned and then scores by his elbow or ribcage - you decide.

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People Magazine also clocked that a tiny "T" tattoo for Tom is visible on the actress's ribcage, just barely peaking out of her dress.

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Bumrah subsequently removed fellow opener Usman Khawaja with a brute of a delivery which climbed into his ribcage and nipped to take the edge with Rohit holding a more straightforward catch.

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“It wasn’t just one spot on the muscle that I had hurt, it was the entire thing, from underneath the ribcage all the way down to the hip. It was a large area that I hurt instead of just a small tiny spot.”

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Whether the barely rising and falling ribcage represents restorative sleep or a dying breath is hard to say.

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