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tendon

[ten-duhn] / ˈtɛn dən /
NOUN
band of tissue
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“Whether it’s your bone, whether it’s your muscle, whether it’s your tendon, you have to challenge yourself every day with different things.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Redden shockingly shared that Ingram is recovering from a partially torn Achilles tendon in addition to heel surgery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Hunt left that day unable to walk, and a scan would show she had fully ruptured a tendon in her quadriceps.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Kobe Bryant’s sneakers from the game in which he tore his Achilles tendon — and hit two free throws before he left the court — fetched $660,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

A tendon running up the back of Seabiscuit’s left foreleg was strained.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Following a suspected tear last year, Hodgkinson had a scan which revealed she has a "split" hamstring, giving her two tendons instead of one.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“If you’re training plyometrics, you’re training the explosivity of your tendons, and that’s bulletproofing whatever joint that tendon is attached to — the tendons in your foot or ankle or hip,” Altman says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The unnatural act of throwing a baseball still tears tendons and wrenches elbows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Lower limb injuries including sprains, bone damage and wear and tear of the tendons are common, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Jam frowned and he took her hand in his, running his fingers over the tendons that traced to her fingers.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi


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