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Recent Examples of leg
This damaged a landing leg and caused the rocket to topple over.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Inter Miami made a statement in their opening-round clash against Sporting Kansas City, dominating over two legs with a 4-1 aggregate victory.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Lucy Bronze, the Chelsea full-back admired for powerful running, remembers the wind and enthusiasm thrusting her legs forward as a child in northernmost England.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Shop the best knee pillows More great options What are the benefits of sleeping with a pillow between your legs?
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 6 Mar. 2025
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Inter Miami made a statement in their opening-round clash against Sporting Kansas City, dominating over two legs with a 4-1 aggregate victory.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Lucy Bronze, the Chelsea full-back admired for powerful running, remembers the wind and enthusiasm thrusting her legs forward as a child in northernmost England.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Shop the best knee pillows More great options What are the benefits of sleeping with a pillow between your legs?
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg
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Chicken thighs are a great vessel for the mix of chic peas and tomatoes, served alongside white rice.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2025
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Symptoms include fever, fatigue and muscle aches — especially in the thighs, hips, back and shoulders — coughing and shortness of breath.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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During the system’s seventh test mission on Jan. 16, SpaceX similarly lost communication with the vehicle’s upper stage after about 8 minutes.—
Denise Chow,
NBC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Key aspects of investment laddering that need to be considered while drafting an investment policy are: • Maximum maturity for any investment: This typically ranges from two to three years for most companies in the growth stage.—
Sunayana Gutta,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The latest additions came on Monday when both third baseman D.J. LeMahieu and starting pitcher Luis Gil went down with a sore calf and lat strain, respectively.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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LeMahieu injured his calf during his spring debut last Saturday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Columbia Rounding the bend with just two laps remaining in Saturday’s 3,000-meter final, Missouri’s Drew Rogers ran in the eighth position, hugging the back of the lead pack.—
Jacob Louraine,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2025
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Christian Eidson, Tench’s good friend of 10 years, silently wept in the courtroom — one hand clasping his lips and the other holding his round glasses in his lap — as Robinson appeared in a bright orange Mecklenburg Detention Center uniform.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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Her run to the title ended when Glendora’s Samantha Sachs improved her record to 40-0 with a pin of the Falcons senior in 1:04.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Put simply a dog trap has a metal pin or tab (called the dog) that flips over the jaw and engages the jaw of the trap.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Leg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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