flipper
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Porkchop, a turtle rescued from the river last year, lost a flipper after a fishing line severely constricted the limb.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Visitors to the Aquarium of the Pacific can now get an up-close look at Meatloaf, a rescued green sea turtle undergoing rehabilitation after a serious flipper injury, according to officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
"I picked it up and thought I saw a movement in one flipper, so I carried it back to the campsite".
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
That’s where she’s been on the mend since early March, when she arrived with a hook lodged in her throat and a flipper that was mostly dead from fishing line that had choked off circulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
When it turned I reached for its hind flipper, but as soon as I touched it I recoiled in horror.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
People hunting for primary homes, flippers and investors looking for potential rental properties are all bidding, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
If customers sell those SpaceX shares within 15 days of the IPO, they will be flagged as flippers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
They raise part of their bodies above the water, open their mouths and move their front flippers in an excited pattern.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025
Earlier in 2024, Essex County Council stressed it did not provide swimming equipment after a sign suggesting it would hand out flippers, masks and snorkels appeared at an underpass near the city centre.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
She sewed Velcro to the flippers so they could be fastened higher up my legs and strapped with an elastic band around my waist.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
