limb
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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
In a peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, scientists from the University of Washington Department of Biology and the Burke Museum analyzed fossil remains and noticed unusual limb proportions.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
An ash tree in my yard dropped a limb and reduced my fence to kindling.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
It is a status symbol, rite of passage and phantom limb wrapped into one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Usually the swishing sounds were only squirrels, but to be safe, Genie broke a limb off a tree and swiped the leaves off it to make it into a weapon.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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