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knee

[nee] / ni /
NOUN
body part
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"The knee joint, which is also the most common location for osteoarthritis, naturally acts like a leaky bucket," Liu says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Some of the millions of Americans taking a GLP-1 drug to lose weight are getting an unexpected benefit: Their back and knee pain is getting better.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Marchand’s left knee appeared to bend awkwardly when he hit the post and he had to be helped off the ice and to the locker room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Spain's Camprubi was able to continue in the race but Pidcock's fellow Briton Gloag stopped and required stitches on his knee.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

There was a tear in the knee of Torak’s buckskin leggings.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Mice that received a control drug had 15-PGDH levels twice those of animals whose knees had not been injured, and they developed osteoarthritis within four weeks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

A humanoid’s knees rely on linear actuators, which are made up of similar components but translate rotation into a linear movement: pulling, lifting and so on.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I know that sounds strange, but acting is never just in your head, it’s in your feet, it’s in your knees, depending on the person that you are,” she explains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

People sitting on the pavement hugged their knees, dropping their heads as they listened to the pope's voice echo across the Champs Elysees.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Master Peter got on his knees in front of Don Quixote.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Redick said Doncic was injured when he was kneed by Clippers guard Bagdan Bogdanovic during Saturday night’s loss at Intuit Dome.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025

She said she kneed him after an encounter that lasted several minutes and fled the store.

From Washington Times ● May 8, 2023

Bass suffered a severe neck injury in Week 8 of the 1975 season when he was kneed in the head while tackling New York Giants running back Joe Dawkins.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022

Starting guard Reggie Jackson did play, scoring 19 points — but looked increasingly labored as the game wore on, after being kneed in the thigh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2021

I was so anxious to get past them I accidentally kneed Kelli in the thigh.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Brown was cutting back to the ball when he took a bad step and pulled up, leading to James kneeing him in the back.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

Shaw was assessed a major penalty for kneeing and game misconduct.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022

“I mean, we didn’t make the plays to win the game. We can’t depend on somebody kneeing it out to be in the playoffs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2022

Stars rookie defenseman Jani Hakanpaa was given the major for kneeing and a game misconduct.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2021

I all but pounced onto Chubs’s back, both scaring him senseless and kneeing him in the kidney in the process.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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