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Sharing his experience has helped some of his friends, who are also amputees, become more comfortable telling their stories, Stephen said.
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Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Before the game, the team welcomed players from LGBTQIA community and sled hockey, deaf, blind, special hockey and standing amputee/limb difference athletes.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
And for me, seeing above the knee amputee women in snowboarding, that was life-changing for me.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
As the amputee bled out, he was filmed expressing his continual and clear agreement to being killed and dismembered.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Before the game, the team welcomed players from LGBTQIA community and sled hockey, deaf, blind, special hockey and standing amputee/limb difference athletes.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
And for me, seeing above the knee amputee women in snowboarding, that was life-changing for me.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
As the amputee bled out, he was filmed expressing his continual and clear agreement to being killed and dismembered.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Amputee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amputee. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē 
: one that has had an arm or leg amputated
Medical Definition
amputee
noun
am·pu·tee
ˌam-pyə-ˈtē
: one that has had a limb amputated
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