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knee

[nee] / ni /
NOUN
body part
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Props Nicky Smith and Archie Griffin start alongside captain Dewi Lake, while Dafydd Jenkins has shaken off a knee injury to resume his Six Nations partnership with Ben Carter.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The point is the conformity itself — the act of obeisance to the tribe, the bending of the knee.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The court heard the teenager had a through knee amputation - removing the lower half of the leg.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Rams edge rusher Myles Garrett, who has been on injured reserve since undergoing knee surgery after the season opener, will practice this week, coach Sean McVay said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

We will get to the story of France and Zeke’s knee.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

All our Instagrams were draped in sepia—grid posts only—where we celebrated latte art and selfies of our knocked knees.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

County to its knees in 2020; Luna held the role last year when the Eaton and Palisades fires ravaged vast swaths of the county, including unincorporated Altadena and Malibu — both patrolled by his department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Scary as heck, the first time you do it,” Peak said, resting his hands on his knees during the drive with a Wall Street Journal reporter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

With her pain getting worse, she "crawled into the doctors on my hands and knees" in May, asking for the coil to be removed.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

On my hands and knees I peer around the wall of files and see the clerk returning, carrying a sheet of paper.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

She said she kneed him after an encounter that lasted several minutes and fled the store.

From Washington Times ● May 8, 2023

Knicks: Randle was kneed in the stomach by Mitchell Robinson in the fourth quarter as the New York teammates battled for a rebound.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2022

Bass suffered a severe neck injury in Week 8 of the 1975 season when he was kneed in the head while tackling New York Giants running back Joe Dawkins.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022

Starting guard Reggie Jackson did play, scoring 19 points — but looked increasingly labored as the game wore on, after being kneed in the thigh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2021

I was so anxious to get past them I accidentally kneed Kelli in the thigh.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Brown was cutting back to the ball when he took a bad step and pulled up, leading to James kneeing him in the back.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

The NHL’s department of player safety fined Hathaway $5,000 for kneeing, the maximum amount allowed under the collective bargaining agreement.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

“I mean, we didn’t make the plays to win the game. We can’t depend on somebody kneeing it out to be in the playoffs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2022

Carolina defenseman Ian Cole was assessed a five-minute major for kneeing and a game misconduct at 7:39 of the third after a knee-on-knee hit on Jets center Mark Scheifele, who continued playing.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2021

I all but pounced onto Chubs’s back, both scaring him senseless and kneeing him in the kidney in the process.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken


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