ankle
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In a caption on Instagram, the venue said the star had broken "his ankle on Tuesday... but still supported Bon Jovi on Wednesday".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Brown, the team’s high-profile offseason acquisition who suffered an ankle injury earlier in the game, Maye repeatedly forced throws that turned into costly blunders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He’s nearing under 14 seconds in the hurdles, gone 6-10 in the high jump with a bad ankle and is nearing 25 feet in the long jump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Comedian John Bishop has cancelled upcoming events after breaking his ankle while riding a motorbike with astronaut Tim Peake.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The agent sits on the platform, gripping his ankle.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Researchers from The Ohio State University studied wild sooty mangabey monkeys, whose feet do not have the same highly flexible ankles found in chimpanzees.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
In a recent game at Golden State, her dribble behind the back to create space for a 3-pointer left a Valkyries player staggering backward and grabbing her ankles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
“There’s indecision, and catching a baseball at your ankles kind of speaks to where his head is at right now,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
On a beach in southern Romania, a few metres from the Danube shore, a boy sloshed his bare feet through water that only reached up to his ankles.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
She remembered wispy white tendrils gathering around her ankles, numbing her feet.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
