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thigh

[thahy] / θaɪ /
NOUN
leg part
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Her piece is a simple lycra zip-up unitard, adorned with tennis ball pockets on either thigh.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Sciver-Brunt was ruled out of this series last week but Sophie Ecclestone and Issy Wong also missed the game with thigh and hamstring niggles respectively.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“The time has come to get with the dark-meat program. The boneless thigh may be the most perfect piece of meat or poultry imaginable.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

"The melanoma patient had dozens of metastatic tumors on her leg and foot, and we injected just one tumor up on her thigh," Ravetch says.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Cardan tries to jump back, but the staff catches the edge of his thigh.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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