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limb

[lim] / lɪm /


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The results showed that its limb proportions closely resembled those of modern ground-dwelling birds and certain other prehistoric dinosaurs closely related to birds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Ward said he could not provide medical evidence of limited mobility, as he no longer needed to attend consultations or meetings with doctors after receiving his prosthetic limb.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

In an interview with David Rosenberg of Rosenberg Research, Gundlach relayed the story of a 100-year-old silver maple at his house in Buffalo, N.Y., that lost a giant limb, nearly hitting the chimney.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Macklemore was not exactly on a limb here.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

His fury so upset and bewildered the owl that it flew upward and roosted on a dead limb of the tree, staring down in disbelief.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig


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