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elbow

[el-boh] / ˈɛl boʊ /




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Wembanyama was assessed a flagrant foul after catching Towns with an elbow to the face early in the third quarter.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

When we made it back home after being gone for two weeks, I had to put elbow grease into scrubbing the caked-on dog drool off the side of the car.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Eventually the loss of Jurgen Locadio, the hulking forward who walked in the 38th minute after an elbow on Aaron Hickey, told.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Industrialists and “old school” conservationists who champion sport hunting are working elbow to elbow with the most eco-woke environmentalists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Someone walking past me bumps into my elbow.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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