heel
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But by Christmas 2025, Dan was still feeling fatigued and struggling to lift his heel, walk, or feel his calf.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Following Warsh’s speech at Jackson Hole, Wyo., where the Fed chair said once again that the central bank would bring inflation to heel, Trump appeared willing to give Warsh a pass to hike rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Since then, there’s been an unsubtle effort from the couple and their communications staff to create the appearance that Usha Vance has been brought to heel.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
For China, “oil is not the Achilles’ heel we thought it was,” said Michal Meidan, head of China energy research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“An Achilles heel is a weakness, and you’ve got one.”
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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