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yokes

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

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The trial yokes together three different cases, meaning Jones could rule for the challengers in some instances and not others.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2023

And although archaeologists have found Yamnaya wagons, oxen, and yokes, riding equipment—such as bridles or saddles—is missing entirely.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 2, 2023

No yokes about it – this girl’s a riot.

From Fox News • Mar. 18, 2021

The project, titled "Operation Warp Speed," yokes Kushner together with senior White House adviser Peter Navarro, who first floated the idea to the administration in February, the Daily Beast reports.

From Salon • May 8, 2020

Chacko lifted the fried eggs onto the toast, broke the brilliant, wobbling yokes and spread them over the strawberry jam with the back of his teaspoon.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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