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ankle

[ang-kuhl] / ˈæŋ kəl /
NOUN
joint between leg and foot
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"But if, you know, you have a really painful ankle or really painful arm, if it affects your day-to-day life, it needs operating on."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

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

“Um...I’m not sure. My ankle doesn’t feel great.”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée




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