ankle
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The PC also lost a large percentage of the skin from his back after landing on the road and is on a waiting list for ankle ligament reconstruction.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Rybakina was unable to walk for several days after injuring her ankle in the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals, putting her chances of competing here in serious jeopardy.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
And that emergency fund came in handy when Malta started limping shortly after Anna suffered an ankle injury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
During a tree climb, a chimpanzee ankle can flex upward by about 45 degrees.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Klaus fell to the floor, his face inches from the eye tattooed on Olaf’s ankle.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
Chimpanzees are highly capable tree trunk climbers, aided by ankles that can flex much farther than human ankles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 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
The ideal invention would be a light polyester air-conditioned undergarment, enclosed around the neck, wrists and ankles and battery operated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I see a few vines ripping at Flo’s hooves and ankles.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
