Pulling
Strain
Strain noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Both words in one sentence
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Deconstructed / Reality Ensues: Predictably, the extreme strain of pulling off such a herculean feat is what ends up killing him just after he won the race.
Source: Western Animation / Puppetoons -
In the case of mammals, the tail almost always contains part of the animal's vertebrae, so pulling on it or otherwise putting massive strain on it can have horrifying results for the rest of the animal's spine.
Source: Artistic License Animal Care
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