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This is, of course, ludicrous, as Miss Piggy would simply karate-chop the therapist.

Above all, we have to get away from the simple soundbites, the karate-chop syntax of the daily news, as well as the data avalanche, where no one can find the meaning any more.

His favorite: Thomas’ karate-chop of Rams running Benny Cunningham at the goal line in the final regular-season game of 2014, forcing a touchback and helping the Seahawks secure a division title and home-field advantage for a second straight playoff push to the Super Bowl.

Anything that frees your brain from the karate-chop syntax of newsfeed and social media is in part a meditative act.

Hendricks and Pekkanen have a real knack for plot-spinning, and “The Wife Between Us” unfolds in breathlessly ominous chapters, occasionally pausing for a narrative karate-chop.