ankle
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When the Beverly Hills detective spotted Lavie at the restaurant without her ankle monitor, the warrant says, he reached out to officials who confirmed Lavie’s monitor showed her location at the nearby Peninsula Hotel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Ian Howard was shocked to get a $1,000 bill for a brief visit to the emergency room that determined he sprained his ankle in a fall last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Left tackle Rashawn Slater sustained a high ankle sprain and is a candidate for injured reserve, Harbaugh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Other examples in the suit: One motorcyclist told an ER he injured an ankle jumping off his bike to avoid a car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
According to Leah, “Several bones were found which doctors pronounced human bones … from the ankle, two from the hands, and some from the skull …” The doctors Leah consulted were not named.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
"Arboreality is fundamental to understanding primates - including ourselves - because it has shaped our body to a large degree: hands and feet, wrists and ankles, nails instead of claws, etc.,"
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
I close my eyes and, suddenly, my legs wobble and my ankles quiver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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
With no Tiamat to intimidate them, the kitchen cats rubbed around his ankles, begging for a late-night treat.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
