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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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Then came veteran Rob Jones, who stepped aside last week with a calf injury.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Some voiced viral theories, like a common social media story stating that a Texas farmer’s calves were stillborn after the development of a nearby data center.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

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