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tendon

[ten-duhn] / ˈtɛn dən /
NOUN
band of tissue
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The 28-year-old finished third in 2024 but, after placing fourth at the marathon in the Paris Olympics, was also forced to miss last year's race in London because of an ankle tendon issue.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Woods, who turned 50 last December, has been working to return from an Achilles tendon rupture last March and back surgery last October.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

He was limited to just three games in 2024 after sustaining a torn patellar tendon the previous season.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The star forward, who is rehabilitating from an Achilles tendon tear suffered in the playoffs last June, and has lately been practicing with the team, continues to sit out real action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Clicking his tongue and shaking his head, he said, “That is a nasty cut but the tendon hasn’t been hurt at all. I hate to see anything crippled like that. It’s pitiful.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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