ankle
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Tight end Terrance Ferguson sustained an ankle sprain and is probably out against the Eagles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
However, he has suffered a string of ankle, knee and elbow injuries during his career.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Townsend was concerned his ankle and left knee, which have both been operated on, would be damaged in the incident.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
According to the warrant, the detective, Steve Own, noted she did not appear to be wearing her court-appointed ankle monitor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
I took off my white ankle socks and placed my feet on the side of the cold metal tub while I washed them too.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
Most human ankles, in comparison, can flex by roughly 20 degrees.
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
Hot tea sprays everywhere, and a few stinging drops land on my ankles.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
