hamstring
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Oklahoma City All-Star Jalen Williams has missed games with a hamstring injury, and San Antonio All-Star De’Aaron Fox is limping through contests on a sprained ankle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Open war with Wilson could hamstring the company just as management is trying to chart a new course.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
By the 2001 FA Cup final some of his early hamstring problems had already begun, but this was a 21-year-old on his way to winning the Ballon d'Or.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Sciver-Brunt was ruled out of this series last week but Sophie Ecclestone and Issy Wong also missed the game with thigh and hamstring niggles respectively.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
I tried to follow his directions to the letter, but I felt a shooting pain through the front of my right quadriceps and down the back of my left hamstring.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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