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hamstring

[ham-string] / ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ /


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Reece James: The Chelsea captain said it was "boring" when people discussed his fitness, but the first-choice right-back missed three games after sustaining a hamstring injury against Ghana.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Those are some way short of Yamal’s best, but they also far exceed his expected output when he suffered a severe hamstring injury in April and briefly looked doomed to miss the tournament entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

In the meantime, lower courts should test the limits of Slaughter by enjoining removals that hamstring agencies by denying them a quorum.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

Reece James, who has trained this week after recovering from a hamstring injury, is expected to be on the bench alongside fellow full-back Djed Spence.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

I massage a spasm from my hamstring as I march past the twelfth floor, and try to recover some of my lost air.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

In practice, this means “exercises that build your butt while minimizing growth in the quads, hamstrings and thighs.”

From Salon May 8, 2026

It’s primarily the hamstrings and quadriceps, but everything, including the glutes, calves, hips and core, counts.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2026

With England attacking in midfield, George Ford cranked back his foot and launched a steepling, wobbling spiral bomb deep into the New Zealand 22m, the 32-year-old's pilates-loosened hamstrings stretched near vertical by the effort.

From BBC Nov. 15, 2025

Uphills exact a harsh toll on an athlete’s hamstrings, glutes and calves while spiking their heart rate.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 1, 2025

“In a bit, it’ll feel good. Like your hamstrings sighing.”

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

With Farage no longer an MP and fighting his own by-election in Clacton in Essex - he is hamstrung when it comes to devoting as much time and energy to Greater Manchester.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Producers could become hamstrung without somewhere to send the gas, which comes from the same wells as oil.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The midseason trades helped the Clippers start replenishing their draft capital after the blockbuster move that brought Paul George and Kawhi Leonard to L.A. in 2019 hamstrung their assets.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

The longer time you have to invest your $100,000, the more likely you won’t be hamstrung by a correction.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

We are hamstrung every minute of every day, because we must always consider whether we are gleaning too much or too little.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

“My biggest concern is that they may be hamstringing themselves in developing their model,” CFRA’s Snyder said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 27, 2026

Bank executives say rewards programs could drain their firms of deposits, hamstringing their ability to lend.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

But it would take another two months for me to shake the thought of myself as an employee — an image that was hamstringing my income.

From Salon Jan. 11, 2025

It’s not just remote work that’s hamstringing recovery.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2023

It grappled with his illusions, crawled through his soul, hamstringing his complacency.

From Gargoyles by Hecht, Ben




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