ankle
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However, Mageean's early progress in the senior ranks was hampered by a serious ankle injury, which ended her hopes of making her Olympic debut at London 2012.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Bel, who graduated from Springfield High in May, had been fitted with an ankle monitor just before his freshman year of college.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Then word came that key role player Jake LaRavia was out because of an ankle injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
As a young professional, my trick ankle gave out and I collapsed in front of my boyfriend, Drew, in the parking lot of a TV studio in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
When she got to the other side, she scrambled up a rock and picked off a leech that had managed to fasten onto her ankle.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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Even before they come through the door, you can hear the prisoners walking towards the courtroom, the shackles round their ankles clinking with each step.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Doctors and specialists are raising concerns that max-cushion running shoes could cause long-term harm to feet, ankles, knees and hips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
As well as broken or uneven steps, weak ankles or knees and inappropriate footwear, a variety of other factors can lead to falls, the CDC says.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Researchers from The Ohio State University studied wild sooty mangabey monkeys, whose feet do not have the same highly flexible ankles found in chimpanzees.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Beowulf’s reply rose into a birdlike squawk as Penelope seized her student firmly by the ankles and returned him to a more secure position behind the windowsill.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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