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crutch

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as in prop

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Recent Examples of crutch That includes people who use a portable oxygen tank or are unable to walk without the assistance of a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic or other assistive device. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 Throughout the finale, Niall continues to struggle with his identity, using chemsex parties as a crutch that are slowly but surely derailing his life. — Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026 Police said video footage showed Dana slapping Duffy, who had been using crutches because he was involved in a severe motorcycle accident months before. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 4 June 2026 And while total entries declined by roughly 25%, the question of what qualifies as award-worthy work took the pressure off of the crutch of rewarding only the technology. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for crutch

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Without further ado, let’s dive into three player props worth considering for Week 5 action!

— Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
The indictment alleged Beasley purposefully under- and over-performed statistically in order to influence prop bets made by Plascencia and other co-defendants on Beasley’s individual statistics.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 1 July 2026

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The handmaids’ crimson robes evolved into protest iconography around the world because the story captured fears about authoritarianism and gender more viscerally than overt political messaging ever could.

— Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Brush in hand, she is dwarfed by huge canvases within the paintings on which bare-breasted figures are in the process of emerging—a waiflike handmaiden hard at work at the feet of her American Helens of Troy.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026

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