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[ham-string] / ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ /


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Buttler, 36, has been ruled out with the hamstring injury suffered while batting in Thursday's second one-day international against Sri Lanka at Headingley.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Needing 68 from 75 balls, England were cruising towards a target of 322 until Buttler retired hurt on 67 after tweaking a hamstring.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Washington lost Jayden Daniels to an elbow injury, and Chicago’s Caleb Williams was carted off the field in tears, although that hamstring injury apparently wound up less serious than originally feared.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Williams was diagnosed with a hamstring injury, and Chicago coach Ben Johnson didn’t rule him out for next Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

I massage a spasm from my hamstring as I march past the twelfth floor, and try to recover some of my lost air.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

In practice, this means “exercises that build your butt while minimizing growth in the quads, hamstrings and thighs.”

From Salon ● May 8, 2026

It’s primarily the hamstrings and quadriceps, but everything, including the glutes, calves, hips and core, counts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026

And then you leave comments on it - maybe 'my hamstrings are sore from training yesterday'.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

Uphills exact a harsh toll on an athlete’s hamstrings, glutes and calves while spiking their heart rate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025

The dehydration cramped my legs so bad my hamstrings twitched.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

Unfortunately, the production is hamstrung by fundamental problems in the writing, directing and acting, all pointing to a failure of control.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister, repeatedly says the P5 has hamstrung the U.N.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

With Farage no longer an MP and fighting his own by-election in Clacton in Essex - he is hamstrung when it comes to devoting as much time and energy to Greater Manchester.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The Dutch Restitution Committee, which advises on looted Nazi art, is also hamstrung as it cannot compel private individuals to return artworks.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

The aftermath was horrific, with media reports showing hospitals without backup power, distraught families herded into the Superdome, emergency workers hamstrung by a lack of supplies.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

“My biggest concern is that they may be hamstringing themselves in developing their model,” CFRA’s Snyder said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

Bank executives say rewards programs could drain their firms of deposits, hamstringing their ability to lend.

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

They're hamstringing billions of dollars of cancer research by putting on leave the people who make sure that the research dollars go to cancer researchers.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025

Besides hamstringing firefighting, the lack of pressure can make water systems vulnerable to contamination that jeopardizes clean drinking water.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2023

Snatches of hunting tales Kayak Bill had told came to her—tales of northern huskies hamstringing wild beasts.

From Where the Sun Swings North by Barrett Willoughby




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