sprain
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Courtney Sprain, a geoscientist at the University of Liverpool in England who was not involved in either study, says more data are needed to pin down the drivers of the Ediacaran extinction.
From Scientific American • Feb. 15, 2019
Most scientists, including Sprain, doubt an impending geomagnetic reversal.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2019
“But how? How do you hurry that up? With some physical injuries, you kinda know. Tear a hamstring, you’re out six months. Sprain your ankle, couple weeks. But for this? I don’t know.”
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2018
Theresa Sprain, an attorney representing Sparks in the case, denied the allegations in Benjamin’s lawsuit.
From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2014
Sprain of the shoulder joint.—This is liable to occur from any of the causes mentioned above or from the animal slipping suddenly into a rut or hole.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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