calf
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Thomas is missing because of a calf injury while Hawkins has been left out of the 23-strong squad for the autumn games.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, fly-half Fin Smith took a limited part in training as he continues his recovery from a calf problem.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
They applied a harmless but uncomfortable heat sensation to the calf, similar to the brief pain someone might experience when accidentally touching a hot stove.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Misiorowski delivered his most dominant performance of the playoffs, overwhelming the Rays over 5 ⅔ scoreless innings before departing with a calf cramp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Lloyd stayed down at the barn to have a talk with his calf.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Two rhino calves have celebrated their first birthday with cakes made of pellets, carrots and salad leaves.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
In the 1870s, a Pend d’Oreille Indian named Walking Coyote captured a few bison calves from northern Montana.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The observation adds to the small number of documented cases involving deceased calves in baleen whales.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Once farmers and ranchers arrived in California, their stock of calves and pigs and crops were a bear buffet, and that got bears killed much more often than any unprovoked attacks on humans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
An old man had appeared through the papyrus stalks, wading up to his calves in the brown water.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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