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ankle

[ang-kuhl] / ˈæŋ kəl /
NOUN
joint between leg and foot
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Researchers compared it to taking painkillers while continuing to run on an injured ankle.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

But even after Embiid returned to help Philadelphia past Boston, he quickly hit the injury list again—with pain in his hip and ankle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The ruling requires judges to consider conditions of release — drug treatment, check-ins, social services referrals, in serious cases ankle monitoring — before resorting to money bail or detention.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Had it been any higher, for instance on the ankle, then a VAR intervention should have been expected.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

DeShon, trying to keep weight off his sprained ankle, looks at the ground instead of me.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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