tendon
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Draper retired from his one and only clay court match of the season in Barcelona earlier this month because of the tendon issue in his right knee.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
The 28-year-old finished third in 2024 but, after placing fourth at the marathon in the Paris Olympics, was also forced to miss last year's race in London because of an ankle tendon issue.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Woods, who turned 50 last December, has been working to return from an Achilles tendon rupture last March and back surgery last October.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Just three years ago, the Mets lost closer Edwin Díaz for the entire 2023 campaign after he tore a tendon in his knee celebrating a Puerto Rico victory in the same tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
I dig a beetle larva out of a decaying log and put it on a thornbush fishhook I made and tied to a fine cord of deer tendon.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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