limb
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In an interview with David Rosenberg of Rosenberg Research, Gundlach relayed the story of a 100-year-old silver maple at his house in Buffalo, N.Y., that lost a giant limb, nearly hitting the chimney.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Every robot that faceplanted, lost a limb, or disintegrated in a spray of sparks was borne away on a stretcher by human attendants with deadpan solicitude.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
That group could even include several athletes who received grants from her nonprofit Stronger Than You Think, which helps provide prosthetics to girls and women experiencing limb loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
In this case, limb bones made it possible to identify a new species, infer aspects of its locomotion, investigate its phylogenetic relationships, and expand the known distribution of a rare group of Triassic reptiles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
“You believe my own Elf King will not save one of his most loyal servants. Someone who has risked life and limb for him, and seen inside the city of the goblins.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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