heel
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The Scottish Newborn Screening Laboratory in Glasgow tests about 50,000 heel prick samples every year.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
Europe’s exposure to spot prices for liquefied natural gas is its Achilles’ heel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
But the Kings tied it five minutes later when Drew Doughty’s shot from the blue line deflected off the heel of Bruins forward Elias Lindholm and into the net.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
President Donald Trump will want to avoid at all costs a prolonged surge in oil prices, which would become his political Achilles' heel.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
She dug at the snow with her heel.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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