ankle
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"So much work and effort have been put into achieving this goal, especially after coming back from the ankle injury. I look forward to finishing the season in style," he added.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The wobbliness, he says, plus the added height of max-cushion shoes, also increases the risk of twisting an ankle or falling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Lavie has been in the Los Angeles County Jail since July, when she was arrested while out at a Beverly Hills restaurant for not wearing her court-assigned ankle monitor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Star half-back Nathan Cleary is out of the tournament with a broken and dislocated ankle.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
He felt something wrong in his left leg, near the ankle, but there was nothing he could do about it now.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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
"Tamirkhan's hind legs are long and slender with distinctive ankles, traits that are unmistakably zalambdalestoid," said study author Shawn Zack, a paleontologist at the University of Arizona.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 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
Divers tied stone weights around their ankles and held their breath as they sank to the bottom of the shallows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
She wasn’t that old, but she always dressed in a no-fashion black smock dress that brushed her ankles.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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