index finger

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During Canada’s win over Sweden on Friday, the Swedes taped Kennedy’s release and the video showed him touching the stone with his index finger after releasing the handle.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

When prenatal estrogen levels are higher relative to testosterone, the index finger tends to be longer than the ring finger.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

Stafford, 37, suffered a sprained right index finger Saturday against the Carolina Panthers but still passed for 304 yards and three touchdowns, with an interception, in the 34-31 wild-card victory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Anyone who has held an infant will recognize the way the tiny hand of the baby Jesus is cradled in his mother’s palm, anchored by her thumb and index finger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

At the Penfield mood organ, Iran Deckard sat with her right index finger touching the numbered dial.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick