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Freezing: Parkinson's disease may also cause episodic freezing of muscles, which is more severe than rigidity.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
28 July 2025 -
The aluminum top plate adds structural rigidity, and the board has almost no flex.—
Sascha Brodsky,
PC Magazine,
20 July 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement The Trump Administration brokered a cease-fire between Israel and Syria, U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said on Friday, but some within the Administration have grown restive over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recalcitrance, Axios reported on Sunday.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
22 July 2025
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But the prime minister’s recalcitrance on the subject of a future Palestinian state, long a Saudi condition, is being faulted as one of the reasons Israel is missing out on this opportunity.—
Dina Kraft,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 May 2025
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“Bloody-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloody-mindedness. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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