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concussion

[kuhn-kuhsh-uhn] / kənˈkʌʃ ən /


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Among those taken in are a blind swan, an eagle with an amputated wing and a stork that suffered a concussion during an air attack.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Knoxville himself was hospitalized with a brain injury after being flipped by a bull during the filming of 2022’s “Jackass Forever” and has said he can’t risk another concussion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The second was a medical update confirming Valverde had suffered a concussion and would need to rest for between 10 and 14 days, ruling him out of Sunday's El Clasico.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

He had a fragmented three part-seasons from 1991-93 with the Jordan, Minardi and Lotus teams, showing intermittent promise, before suffering severe concussion in a huge accident at Spa's Eau Rouge corner in 1993.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Perhaps the constant jarring in the driver's seat of a lumbering stagecoach causes a concussion on the site of the old damage.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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