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muscle in

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  1. Also, muscle in on. Forcibly intrude on or interfere with something, as in The children were determined not to allow the school bully to muscle in, or No more muscling in on our policy decisions! [Colloquial; 1920s]


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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

Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy is an underdiagnosed and potentially fatal disease of the heart muscle in which a protein called transthyretin builds up in the heart, nerves and other organs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Troop commitments in the Middle East magnify the importance of Tokyo’s increasing military muscle in Asia.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

Their findings showed that tracheoles typically occupy only about 1% or less of the flight muscle in most insect species.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

In Harlem that power was expressed in muscle, in being someone who wouldn’t take any nonsense or who was good at athletics.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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