hoof
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Foot-and-mouth causes fever and blisters near the hoof and in the mouth that prevent animals from feeding, as seen in the emaciated survivors.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Black cars filled with political leaders and CEOs who didn’t want to hoof it on foot clogged up the town’s two-lane main streets, where the typical year-round population is around 11,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Another said: "This one was inevitable. Policy making on the hoof inevitably sees the horse fall at the first fence."
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
The tips of each of the three hind toes were enclosed in a wedge-shaped hoof with a flat underside, similar to that of a horse.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2025
Holding on to his horse hoof gave me some courage and comfort, and after a while, I stopped crying and picked up my spoon.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
She knows she can nail this role and she really hoofs it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
“There are scenes with galloping horses in the film, and the sound of the hoofs will match the rhythm of the music,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
They’ve already had a decent penalty appeal turned down and now they had a free-kick right on the edge of the D. Tom Lawrence hoofs it straight into the wall.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2022
The side effects they dreaded were far more terrifying: blindness, deafness, ulcers, a gruesome skin condition called “cowpox mange” — even sprouting hoofs and horns.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2021
Just then Grandpa’s mares started snorting and stomping their hoofs.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The horses are characterised by their "large size, long legs, well-developed musculature, slender and elegant head -- set on a long, straight neck -- expressive eyes, high withers and sturdy hooves," he added.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
If the clomping hooves from the first horseman’s approaching steed got too loud, we’d just turn the music up.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
Best among them is the picture of a woman who tugs on a goat’s hooves, the animal largely out of frame, struggling against its weight as she grips a blade between her teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
"They will provide a habitat for a much more diverse species range by their hooves marking the ground, driving in acorns, rolling on the ground and they'll graze anything and everything," he said.
From BBC ● May 18, 2025
The deer were fauns who bowed to her over their hooves.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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