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thigh

[thahy] / θaɪ /
NOUN
leg part
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Research suggests strength exercises targeting the quadriceps, a group of muscles at the front of the thigh, are particularly effective at reducing joint pain.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Their goal was to estimate how much stress gravity and body weight placed on the femur, or thigh bone, when each dinosaur shifted its weight onto its hind legs.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

But just before the second-half hydration break, he dropped to the turf with a thigh injury that required attention from trainers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Beside him, Rama Adam Ibrahim, 17, has just received a skin graft taken from his thigh to reconstruct the skin of his right foot.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Mr. Archie laughed a laugh that might have been accompanied by a thigh slap had he been mobile.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Suppliers such as Tyson Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride and Wayne-Sanderson Farms ramped up offerings of boneless chicken breasts, wings and thighs over the past year to meet what was expected to be a surge in demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

She clutches her thighs, then her chair, crying and occasionally looking up at the sky, as if searching for answers.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

Although semaglutide is widely used, a key issue with the drug is that it needs to be injected into the belly, thighs or back of the arm.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

These are expected to include non-surgical BBLs, face lifts and filler-based body contouring treatments, which alter the shape of areas such as the stomach, thighs or buttocks.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

I’ve brought her chicken—there was a sale this week on chicken thighs.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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