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artificial leg



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Taleb said trips to repair his artificial leg and attend medical checkups cost around US$80 -- an impossible burden for a family struggling to survive.

From Barron's Jan. 6, 2026

Despite his artificial leg, Rashad insists Vahid is mistaken, begging for his life.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

It’s not until Pointer coaxes her to take off her artificial leg, leaving her dependent on him, that her internal alarm bells start to go off.

From Slate Mar. 29, 2024

At first he hop-stepped, finding jogging on his artificial leg hard.

From New York Times Jan. 31, 2024

That meant amputating the foot and the bottom of the leg, and fitting me with a prosthesis—an artificial leg.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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