limb
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Researchers are also interested in whether similar limb preferences found in animals such as parrots and kangaroos could point to deeper evolutionary patterns shared across very different species.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Porkchop, a turtle rescued from the river last year, lost a flipper after a fishing line severely constricted the limb.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
A former engineer who underwent a life-saving amputation has built his own prosthetic limb for swimming.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
An ash tree in my yard dropped a limb and reduced my fence to kindling.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Now that I recognized Yakov’s dybbuk for what it was, I could feel him stirring inside of me like a phantom limb.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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The Bill of Rights
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