extremity
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On behalf of Bosh's next of kin, Mark Stewart KC said: "People might wonder and ask why it is that police officers who are armed do not shoot to injure by shooting an extremity."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Bilateral lower extremity venous Doppler ultrasounds were performed and revealed chronic venous insufficiency, a benign and common condition, particularly in individuals over the age of 70.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025
More than 6,700 patients who had surgery to treat a closed lower extremity or pelvic fracture and 1,700 patients who had surgery to treat an open fracture participated in the study.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024
Even for a pair of Angelenos who have seen plenty of outlandish landscapes and economic extremity, the beauty-and-wealth situation was striking.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Since then, the courts have found the extremity of that kind of treatment to constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing extremity
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"To Build a Fire," Vocabulary from the short story
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