thigh
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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
He missed two months with a thigh injury and had to sit out England's two friendly matches before Tuchel picked his squad because of a calf injury.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
The striped cat rubbed along his thigh, covering his uniform pants with fur.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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
A recent Chipotle ad for the chain’s adobo chicken advertises the meat as grilled—even as an actor flips the thighs on what appears to be a flat-top griddle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The Ghanaian-owned butcher shop down the street is where I go for halal chicken wings and thighs.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
He staggered back, his thighs catching the rim of the table.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
