contusion
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With Lakers rookie guard Cameron Carr unable to play because of a right thumb contusion, Kaluma took over the scoring role.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Smart was nursing a right ankle contusion that kept him out of nine games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
He was questionable against the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 26 with a quad contusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Marcus Smart, who had missed nine straight games with a right ankle contusion, had six points in 18 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
Half was a purple contusion that hung in strips like a shredded mask.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
It is not quite the classic meet-cute, though cute enough, contusions aside: Stan is less concerned about his head than with the location of Cynthia’s bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
His security guard said he suffered back injuries as well as lacerations and contusions.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
When it is pulled out, it is examined for patterns of atrophy or old contusions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2025
In addition to the psychological scars of war, soldiers also come here to treat meningitis, contusions, amputations, lung and nerve inflammations, sleeping disorders, skin diseases, and cardiovascular illnesses, among others.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
The smoke filled the sky for hundreds of miles, tinting the sunset into gorgeous contusions of crimson and purple.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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