ankle
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Netherlands right-back Jurrien Timber, who missed two months towards the end of last season because of an ankle injury, is also struggling to be fit.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Last season he suffered separate calf and ankle problems that restricted him to 35 appearances in all competitions for Villa, the lowest number in a campaign during his time in England.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sister Carren Herring asked as the Haitian man walked toward the field office, where he would reemerge from hours later with a GPS tracker clamped around an ankle.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said it will be filing a new misdemeanor case against Lavie on suspicion that she violated the court order requiring the ankle monitor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Her ankle started twitching and her bare toes tapped the carpet.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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
Wearing an orange jail uniform, he was shackled at the wrists and ankles.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
His hands and ankles were chained, and he was shipped off to Adelanto alongside a handful of other immigrants, all who were at least a decade older than him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
He cried, saying his throat hurt and his ankles, too.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
