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foreleg

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as in forelimb

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Recent Examples of foreleg Be sure your shell-on shrimp still have their forelegs intact, as these will become the ceviche’s crispy topping. — Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025 The larger forelegs are attached to a piece of shell right beneath the head; do your best to keep these connected while peeling the shrimp. — Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025 The horse was a last minute addition for the Kentucky Derby field and will be taking the place of Tappan Street, a Florida Derby winner who cannot compete due to an injury to his right foreleg. — Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 One foreleg was tucked under his body and the other stretched out in front. — Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreleg

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Researchers compared the skeletons of 85 dinosaur species and discovered a correlation among five dinosaur groups with big skulls having shorter forelimbs (the tyrannosoids, ceratosaurids, megalosaurids, abelisaurids and carcharodontosaurids).

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
Andre Rowe, a paleobiologist and a senior research associate at England’s University of Bristol, agreed that the most interesting finding of the study is how widespread the small forelimb trend was.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 25 May 2026

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Ponds suffered a calf injury at the start of training camp in July and missed the remainder of camp and the Jets’ season-opening victory at Tennessee.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Her transformation into a caregiver is a remarkable testament to just how far Ushindi has come since she was rescued as a vulnerable calf.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

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Vancouver was without midfielder Thomas Müller due to a thigh injury suffered in a 3-0 victory over the LA Galaxy on Wednesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
In a loss on Wednesday, the usually upbeat Mauricio Dubón snapped his bat over his thigh after lining out for the last out.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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