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Recent Examples of leg
Piana also had to be rescued from the same tunnels back in June 2023 after a rock fell and broke her leg, per The Times.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
The pants also include trendy wide legs to show off your kicks, like a pair of Veja look-alikes.
—Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 18 Dec. 2024
Eilish will close the North American leg of her tour in Los Angeles on Friday before taking a break until February.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Note that this is different from chicken leg quarters, which has a portion of the back attached as well.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
The pants also include trendy wide legs to show off your kicks, like a pair of Veja look-alikes.
—Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 18 Dec. 2024
Eilish will close the North American leg of her tour in Los Angeles on Friday before taking a break until February.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Note that this is different from chicken leg quarters, which has a portion of the back attached as well.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg
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His replacement Callum Burton was then ruled out for the season with a torn thigh muscle.Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Muscles worked during this exercise include the lower back, erector spinae (spine muscles), glutes (buttock muscles) and hamstrings (muscles on backs of thighs).Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
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Remember the 2021 Oscars when Will Smith walked on stage and slapped Chris Rock on prime-time television?Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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As Newsweek reported on Tuesday, the incoming president has replaced Biden on the world stage as the focal point in foreign policy discussions, making key appointments and having discussions with allies and adversaries to lay the groundwork for his agenda.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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He was shot from behind just before 7 a.m. on Dec. 4 outside of the New York Hilton Midtown—where the meeting was being held—and was hit in the back and right calf, after which the suspect fled the area on foot and on an electric bike.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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One of the 14-year-olds suffered a gunshot wound to his calf and was said to be in stable condition, CBS Philadelphia reported.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Porter sat next to her attorney with her hands folded in her lap, speaking only when the judge asked her a direct question.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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The toddlers who became my nieces and nephews called me Aunt Anna, settling in my lap.Anna Noyes, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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It can be worn as a pin or pendant using a magnetic clasp or premium leather band.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
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The main vector that transfers the pathogen between humans is the midge Culicoides paraensis, which is the size of the head of a pin and is found from Argentina up to the United States.Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Leg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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