bicycle chain
Britishnoun
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Prince Harry also said that, after Diana's death, he and his brother William were sat down in a room and told that the events leading to the car crash were "like a bicycle chain".
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2023
Disney is a constant interplay between past and present, a continuous bicycle chain between the pieces we once loved and the current releases we run out to see to remind us of them.
From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2020
In the first act, Abbi is pulled, chest first, into a sewer grating; a pop-up sale turns into a riot; and Ilana gets her bicycle chain locked around her waist.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 7, 2016
Mr. Scanga, who collects bicycle chain rings and E.T. figurines but usually does not display at the event, is the son of a plate and spoon collector.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2014
When working well, the entire boat operates like a well-lubricated machine, with every rower serving as a vital link in a chain that powers that machine forward, somewhat like a bicycle chain.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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