appendage
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In this essay, Sittenfeld reflects on the irony of his involuntary separation from a device that had practically become an appendage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It is a device that reduces stroke risk for AFib patients by sealing the left atrial appendage, which is where stroke risk starts.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
What’s important is understanding how human hands can grasp an object, and then extrapolating that to whatever synthetic appendage has been chosen, she added.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 27, 2025
He played with a small cast on his left hand and was even using that bandaged appendage to stiff-arm defenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Pregnant women walked a mile out of their way just to avoid Cleofes and thus ensure that their offspring would not be born missing a nose or a finger or some other priceless appendage.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Videos captured by the crew confirm it is a mesmerizing creature with long pale “legs” trailing from thicker appendages connected to a pale body composed of two fins that undulate languidly in tandem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
The new evidence suggests that gradually reducing these abdominal appendages was an important adaptation to terrestrial life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
She must operate a control pad to manipulate the appendages of a brain-dead coma patient and take him on a cross-country trip so his mother can say goodbye and legally pull the plug on him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
These appendages, known as chelae, function much like forceps and are extremely uncommon among insects.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
An animal with long, red head fur and four appendages.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
Vocabulary lists containing appendage
"To Build a Fire," Vocabulary from the short story
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"To Build a Fire" by Jack London
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Latin Love, Vol III: pendere
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