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limb

[lim] / lɪm /


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Porkchop, a turtle rescued from the river last year, lost a flipper after a fishing line severely constricted the limb.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

NHS Blood and Transplant said limb transplants were rare and not covered by the Organ Donor Register.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

An ash tree in my yard dropped a limb and reduced my fence to kindling.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

In any case, I’m going to go out on a limb and say it: Sir Ian has got talent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

She walked up the limb to the hollow, climbed over the sill and stepped inside.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien




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