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core strength

British  

noun

  1. the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture

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Still, “Good Boy” doesn’t stray too far from the film’s core strength: a normal dog doing normal dog things.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

But I am not alone in my strange, completely out-of-character turn toward lifting weights and working on core strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 11, 2025

"They were staying in their house so they were losing some of their core strength by not exercising as much," he explained.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

She attributes this to improved posture and core strength.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2025

This book's core strength lies in curating the specific details to reveal deeper, broader connections, and showing more than telling.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024

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