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knee

[nee] / ni /
NOUN
body part
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Three knee surgeries later, though, few clubs were willing to pay him to play anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Ingle battled through rehabilitation to make Wilkinson's Euro 2025 squad, though the knee issue meant she managed only one substitute appearance in Switzerland as Wales featured at a major women's tournament for the first time.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

When he incurred a potentially career-ending knee injury in the 1970-71 season—and was feted with a “Jerry West Night”—it left him cold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, club captain Cristian Romero is set to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury sustained in Sunday's loss to Sunderland.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

But if Christopher set him down, he climbed up his ankle and dug talons into his knee until he was picked up again.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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