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ankle

[ang-kuhl] / ˈæŋ kəl /
NOUN
joint between leg and foot
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A broken ankle meant the Broncos had to do without their starting quarterback the following week as the New England Patriots denied them a spot in the Super Bowl.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

“If I get that letter to go in for an ankle monitor, then they have you. I’ll just buy my ticket back to Haiti,” Lourdy told me, a place he hadn’t been since 2006.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Then word came that key role player Jake LaRavia was out because of an ankle injury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

LaRavia didn’t play because of a sprained right ankle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Something was gripping his legging just above the ankle.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Even before they come through the door, you can hear the prisoners walking towards the courtroom, the shackles round their ankles clinking with each step.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Doctors and specialists are raising concerns that max-cushion running shoes could cause long-term harm to feet, ankles, knees and hips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

As well as broken or uneven steps, weak ankles or knees and inappropriate footwear, a variety of other factors can lead to falls, the CDC says.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

"Arboreality is fundamental to understanding primates - including ourselves - because it has shaped our body to a large degree: hands and feet, wrists and ankles, nails instead of claws, etc.,"

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Cats on the street came to wind figure eights around his ankles; dogs leaped up at him in the park.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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