inserted

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Doctors inserted a rod into his leg and placed screws into his foot and ankle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The 15-time major winner needed pins inserted in his foot and ankle and a rod in his tibia as well as a follow-up surgery in 2023.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Before it was made, songs and dances inserted in a musical did not naturally move the story along.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

It was not always politicians – a wide range of celebrities could be seen inserted into some of the same made-up situations too.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

The fight was finally settled in 1879 with the simple expedient of coming up with a new period, the Ordovician, to be inserted between the two.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson