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muscles

  • plural of muscle.
  • present tense form of muscle (3rd person singular).

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This trial showed the treatment slowed decline in patients’ ability to use their arms by 54% and weakening of their cardiac muscles by 91%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Researchers may eventually use similar mechanisms to create artificial muscles or other materials that move when triggered by a chemical change in pH.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

He would then display the bodies in lifelike poses, revealing their muscles, skeletons and internal organs in exhibitions that drew millions worldwide but also occasionally faced calls for bans.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Osterberg courted Britain's middle and upper classes for her college, deciding most elementary school girls were "absolutely unfit to be trained... their muscles have been starved from babyhood".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

"I love you, too. Let's you and I start doing some exercises together, so we can work on the old muscles."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry