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ribs

  • plural
    of rib.
    rib
    noun
    one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.

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Epicurious’ recipe for a delicious summertime lettuce soup seasons, boils and purées a whole head of lettuce, including both the leaves and ribs, coarsely chopped.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

The real return isn’t in hotel occupancy or pounds of ribs sold; it’s in the 90 minutes when 40 million Iraqis narrowed to one—a man weeping over a goal that meant nothing and everything.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

This work revealed the skull had bite marks, and previously broken ribs that had healed in its lifetime.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Then he felt a kick to the ribs and heard his father, a military veteran, saying, “Are you OK? Are you OK? Get up, get up—people are hurt.”

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

The spires of rock looked like broken ribs.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan