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appendage

[uh-pen-dij] / əˈpɛn dɪdʒ /




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Mahoney stressed that the company has captured roughly 91% of the global market for left atrial appendage closure devices.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

What’s important is understanding how human hands can grasp an object, and then extrapolating that to whatever synthetic appendage has been chosen, she added.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 27, 2025

He played with a small cast on his left hand and was even using that bandaged appendage to stiff-arm defenders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025

With Montipora mollis, the appendage was larger and more complex, leading to faster and stronger attachment.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2025

“Europe,” said Madame Szegeczowska, in her soft French, “is essentially an economic appendage of the Northern Region. We know it, and it doesn’t matter.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

As the swift air blows you back, you can experiment by twisting and turning your new appendages to experience the lift force and drop of various movements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The ghostly appendages stack themselves in front of the singer, forming a protective wall, then reassemble to ring her like an oval frame around a portrait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Videos captured by the crew confirm it is a mesmerizing creature with long pale “legs” trailing from thicker appendages connected to a pale body composed of two fins that undulate languidly in tandem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

As insects evolved away from their crustacean ancestors, swimming appendages were progressively simplified and lost.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

Did he have magical appendages there that allowed him to control water?

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack


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