heel
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A new study has found a way to avoid what has proven to be the Achilles’ heel of momentum strategies — their tendency to occasionally crash and burn.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Hamilton calls it the soleus push-up because it works the soleus muscle, which runs from just beneath the knee to the heel.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
He enjoyed unparalleled global stature during a period of remarkable prosperity, but his faith in financial markets’ ability to police themselves became an Achilles’ heel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
If you stand in middle of the circle at sunrise on the summer solstice, you will see the Sun come up over a stone called the heel stone to the north east of the circle.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Pita whined, wiping at her eyes with the heel of her hand when they finally freed her.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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