elbow
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Keegan, however, suffered elbow and shoulder injuries when he fell off his bicycle.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
First, there was Relax Row, and this week it announced plans to add a row of Economy Plus seats with more elbow room on 50 new Airbus A321XLR planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He landed on the injury list in late May after playing in just two games following offseason surgery on his left elbow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Fold the dressing through elbow macaroni, then lean into the nostalgia.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Mal stumbled, and he caught her by the elbow.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
"I told myself, I'm going to sleep," Canonico recalled, up to her elbows in bandages following the ordeal.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Yet at that moment—in sequestered design studios scattered around California—engineering boffins were up to their elbows in the next generation of EV pickups, and still are.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
It’s hard to see all the jostling and thrown elbows making a huge difference.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
The friends coordinated songs and outfits, with Cynthia sporting a Stevie Nicks look with black lace gloves past her elbows.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
She hugged herself and cupped her hands around her elbows.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
VW is also being elbowed out of China, with years of declining sales amid stiff local competition last year leaving the firm's vehicle deliveries in the country at their lowest level since 2011.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Turner, who died Wednesday at age 87, elbowed his way to the forefront of modern television by prioritizing profit over deeper questions about whether certain cultural totems should be held sacrosanct.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
Even so, as data centers elbowed into residential areas, complaints about noise and more pushed officials to tighten oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Swiss families priced out of Geneva and forced to live just across the border in France are reeling from another blow: their children are now being elbowed out of Genevan schools.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025
He elbowed and shoved and broke through and fired and started all over again, pushing his way ever closer to the house.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
The immigrants from India and China who populate our institutions of higher learning aren’t elbowing Americans out of the labor force or depressing wages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
He frequently interjected, telling moderators he wanted to speak, and elbowing his way into the debate's most heated moments.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
What’s Next: Polymarket and rival Kalshi are seen elbowing in on sports betting market operators DraftKings and Flutter, which owns FanDuel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
They pointed and laughed and read the slogans out loud, elbowing one another.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024
“I’m right here,” I said, elbowing him in the ribs.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
