heel
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Most of his right heel was gone, and this was the second operation he had undergone.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Pratt, who played a heel on TV, isn’t easily shamed in his own right.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
In a shallow heel turn, Danny poaches one of Rick’s unfinished songs and blows it up into a chart-topper.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Japan’s Achilles’ heel in this situation is its dependence on foreign oil and gas.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Red turned red all over and stamped her heel on my other foot.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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