ankle
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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
Bel, who graduated from Springfield High in May, had been fitted with an ankle monitor just before his freshman year of college.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Recently, my ankle gave way while hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Trick ankle aside, it’s love that we need to age gracefully.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Housewives in buttoned ankle boots and farmers in felt hats clomped in and milled about.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
Some directly confronted the brothers, who sat at the defense tables in tan jail garb with their ankles shackled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 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
Most human ankles, in comparison, can flex by roughly 20 degrees.
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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