calf

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Bilodeau’s injury was a minor knee sprain suffered in the win over Michigan State on Friday, while Dent suffered a minor calf strain early in the game against the Boilermakers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

He was bound to make his first All-Star Game before being sidelined for more than a month because of a calf injury.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Jalibert duly hit form, returned and, but for a minor calf problem that ruled him out of the win over Italy, would have started all five of this year's Six Nations matches.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Pointing at a calf lying motionless in a green field in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, farmer Igsahn Felix let out a heavy sigh.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“A gray whale. It’s the beginning of their migration season. I think there are two of them. A mother and a calf, if I had to guess. See the smaller one, in front?”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy