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as in thigh

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Best soccer gear These lightweight shin guards are not only reliable but also durable. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026 The idea behind it is that the ball is brought up into the air to take it around an opponent, using a combination of the calf/shin and the foot in one fluid motion. — Stuart James, New York Times, 21 June 2026 At least once a week, Dahrouge or Goetz goes to nearby wetlands, stirs shin-deep water and collects silty samples filled with arthropods, daphnia and other macroscopic critters the salamanders will eat. — Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026 Perez’s return should help stabilize Miami’s starting rotation, which has been ravaged by injuries, first to top prospect Robby Snelling (season-ending UCL reconstruction), then Perez and also Janson Junk (right shin inflammation). — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for shin

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But fullback Amar Dedic is likely to miss a second consecutive match with a thigh injury.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Kiara Jenkins was pronounced dead at the scene, having been shot multiple times in the abdomen, once in the left eye, and once in the leg, back, and thigh, prosecutors said.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.

— The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022
The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.

— DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2021

Definition of shinny

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Rounding out the trio is a take on the Air Max 95 Neon with orange substitutions on its Big Bubble heel unit and eyestay loops and a green and orange gradient on the outsole’s shank.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
Mordecai If your dad loves baseball, take him to the bistro across from Wrigley Field for beef Wellington ($55), a lamb shank ($45) and an Old-Fashioned ($18).

— Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

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