amputated
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Fellow fishermen carried him from the riverbank and transported him to a hospital, where doctors amputated his hand just above the wrist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
He is reportedly now living in a Florida rehabilitation centre learning to walk again after having a leg amputated in 2025.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
A critically endangered roloway monkey has given birth only months after a pioneering operation spared her from having her foot amputated.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
The 17-year-old has since had her leg amputated, joining hundreds more Venezuelans who lost limbs during the devastating twin tremors on June 24.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
I met another service member who’d had a leg amputated and asked me a lot of questions about the Secret Service.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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