in the neck
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"All we can do is be brave. Be in the neck of Arsenal and if they slip up, use it."
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
This isn’t merely a pain in the neck for Mr. Mandelson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Kennedy was struck in the neck and head and was pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025
The single most important piece of evidence from the case was a thumbnail-sized fragment of circuit board, found embedded in the neck band of a shirt from the suitcase that held the bomb.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
Boys were nothing but a pain in the neck, I mumbled, for my ears and those of the two horses.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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