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This misperception carries profound consequences and is currently rippling through our world, eroding trust, deepening isolation and creating a social environment in which empathy is swiftly becoming an atrophied muscle in desperate need of exercise.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Forced to retire from her opening match at the Australian Open in January because of a torn muscle in her hip, Jones suffered her gym accident just as she neared a return to full fitness.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
He’s put on 15 pounds of muscle in the past year and does lower-body training three times a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Troop commitments in the Middle East magnify the importance of Tokyo’s increasing military muscle in Asia.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Every muscle in his body was on fire.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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