clot
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Questions about his leadership, aptitude, and attitude as the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback, and now about the severity of a blood clot and his commitment to the season amid roster challenges.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
On the night before a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was in London and diagnosed with a blood clot in his leg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Hurts has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and a bilateral pulmonary emboli, the statement said, meaning a blood clot has traveled from his legs to his lungs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
They then revealed that quarterback Jalen Hurts played that game with a superficial blood clot in his calf and a follow-up ultrasound showed that it had moved.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Had he thrown a clot that had lodged in his heart?
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Initially, it was diagnosed as a superficial vein clot, and now it is a series of deep vein clots that have since traveled to Hurts’ lungs.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
But once the Eagles announced this week that Hurts had multiple clots in his lungs—which will likely rule him out for the season—questions surfaced over whether the situation was properly handled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has blood clots in his lungs, the team announced Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Tennis legend Serena Williams has twice dealt with blood clots; in 2010, she was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, and then had another diagnosis in 2017 after the birth of her daughter.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Small blood clots begin to appear in the bloodstream, and the blood thickens and slows, and the clots begin to stick to the walls of blood vessels.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Streets are clotted with uncollected mountains of garbage, which breed clouds of mosquitoes that spread dengue and other diseases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Still, around the globe, other routes to citizenship are becoming more clotted.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
William revealed he had his scones the Devonian way - layering clotted cream first followed by jam.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
High-fat creams generally contain 30-40% fat and include whipping cream, double cream and clotted cream.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
Mrs. Clarke spread a fat dollop of clotted cream on her scone.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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It also injects a bit of saliva, which contains anticoagulants to prevent the host’s blood from clotting as the mosquito feeds.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
He hypothesized that the drug might reduce blood clotting and thus prevent heart attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Pulmonary embolism and hereditary coagulopathy — an arterial blockage in the lungs and issues with blood clotting either too much or too little — contributed to his death, People said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Revenue tied to Eliquis, a blood thinner that reduces the risk of clotting and stroke, also increased 8% .
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
“I was going to say like a clotting of blood. Things turning sluggish and sick.”
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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