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The “After Hours” singer kicked off the North American leg of her world tour in support of her self-titled album in Minneapolis earlier this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a 24-year-old migrant from Venezuela, was shot in the leg but survived.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
One is a possible resolution of the Iran war, which would prove the “last leg down” for oil prices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
She then tracked down Otto's original owner, who told her that as a three-year-old he had been diagnosed with chronic arthritis in his leg.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Renn appeared in the doorway, chewing a leg of roast hare.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The youngster somehow stayed upright but his legs had gone.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“It really feels that this rate recovery has sustained legs, which should set up not only a strong second half of 2026 for trucking companies, but also a strong 2027,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
It also had a segmented trunk and six walking legs, the basic body organization associated with insects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The bird, which feeds on vegetation and insects, has long, bright yellow legs and toes that it uses to gracefully make its way through the wetland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
My yellow Converse sank into an inch of flattened hay, and my sundress did nothing to protect my legs from it tickling my calves and ankles.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Based on the skull's size and comparisons with related fossils, researchers estimate the animal was a sturdy four legged creature about a foot long.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 11, 2026
Their white-bearded father, Farhan Abdul Ghani, sitting cross legged on the floor, chimes in.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
Fires could encroach on critical habitat for the endangered Southern California mountain yellow legged frog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
“It’s a horrible distance,” said Kaisa Larkas, 44, a mother of four who legged it past Eloise Kramer to capture the Olney title with a time of 63.37 seconds.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
One day I replaced the old stump I sat on with a three-legged stool, and then I replaced the three- legged stool with this comfortable chair.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
In 2024, Lululemon stopped selling a new type of legging called the Breezethrough after some buyers said they made their stomachs and back sides look too big.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
Couples with "baskets of bottled beer and blankets", children wildly misidentifying pigeons and press photographers resignedly legging it around the grass in an attempt to get their shot all added to the chaos.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
Air legging is a method of drilling that penetrates the rock with air and water.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
For teens, these pursuits are likely fueled by trendy body preoccupations such as the desire for "legging legs."
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024
On November 28, 1936, after nearly a month of legging up at Tanforan, Seabiscuit was trucked ten miles down the pike to run in Bay Meadows’ mile-long Bay Bridge Handicap.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
