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contusion

[kuhn-too-zhuhn, -tyoo-] / kənˈtu ʒən, -ˈtyu- /


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Realmuto left in the bottom of the fourth inning with a left wrist contusion from a pitch that had hit him earlier in the game.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Durant, who missed Game 1 because of a knee contusion, suffered the latest injury in the fourth quarter of Game 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Smart was nursing a right ankle contusion that kept him out of nine games.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

He missed the first two, against the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, with a left elbow contusion and left foot arthritis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 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




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