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ankle

[ang-kuhl] / ˈæŋ kəl /
NOUN
joint between leg and foot
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Researchers compared it to taking painkillers while continuing to run on an injured ankle.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Had it been any higher, for instance on the ankle, then a VAR intervention should have been expected.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Ventura County Fire Department officials received a 911 call at 2:40 p.m. reporting that a rattlesnake had bitten the woman on her ankle, said Andrew Dowd, a department spokesperson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Cox had expected to have three horses in the Derby but the barn was hit with some bad news on Thursday morning, when Fulleffort was scratched due to a chip in his left hind ankle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

She looked like a Kristen-Tiffany-Declaration triplet in matching ankle socks and ponytails.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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