heel
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He’s also a kind, friendly future Tar Heel, something you can’t always say about lacrosse players who often feel they are either entitled or frustrated when people don’t pay enough attention to them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Heel prick tests are medically known as Newborn bloodspot screening.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026
Now Belichick’s sowing chaos at Maye’s Chapel Hill alma mater and wisely changing his tune, acknowledging that the beloved ex-Tar Heel has been “outstanding.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
We benefit from understanding how American authors foresaw homegrown totalitarianism by learning how to cope in a dire era, as Jack London anticipated in his 1908 novel "The Iron Heel," which is where I begin:
From Salon • May 17, 2025
Those who cared about such things tended to express their allegiance by wearing either Tar Heel powder blue, or Wolf Pack red, two colors that managed to look good on no one.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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