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calves

[kavz, kahvz] / kævz, kɑvz /


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Dimarco, socks half-raised on his heavily inked calves, has the engine to do both, as highlighted during Inter's Champions League outing to Dortmund in January.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“If I lived in another country, my legs wouldn’t look like this,” she said, rolling up her pants to show the chronic sores on her calves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Even decades later, the legacy of whaling continues to shape whale populations, affecting not only how many whales exist today but also which males succeed in fathering calves.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

She said it would be high risk for the cow as well as the calves.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Snow is halfway up our calves, and we aren't wearing the right pants for that.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour