ell

as in wing

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Noun
  • Moving people pieces For Game 2, Panthers coach Paul Maurice moved Carter Verhaeghe to left wing with center Aleksander Barkov and right wing Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues down to the second line with Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
  • While the household survey tends to have more volatility, May’s readings from that particular wing of the report rang more alarm bells than usual.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, medical costs are rising, and Gov. Ned Lamont wants the health system — an arm of the University of Connecticut — to be more financially self-sufficient.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
  • In May of this year, Kela secured an additional $60 million in investment in a funding round also backed by Sequoia (alongside Lux Capital and In-Q-Tel, the investment arm of the CIA).
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 June 2025
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“Ell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ell. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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