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ankle

[ang-kuhl] / ˈæŋ kəl /
NOUN
joint between leg and foot
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Following the Carabao Cup final defeat by Manchester City earlier this month, defender William Saliba confirmed he would not be joining up with France because of an ankle injury.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Asked about his medical condition, the report said, "Woods advised he's had seven back surgeries and over 20 operations on his leg... Woods advised he has a limp and his ankle seizes while walking."

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

After a fall shatters his ankle, his stepchildren dump him with his daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Reyne had sprained his ankle packing, plus his shoe got stolen, he said, so the sidewalk was as far as he had gotten.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Penelope frowned, for this indeed was the last and deepest mole hole in her scheme, and the one in which she feared they were most likely to step and twist an ankle, so to speak.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood