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impingement

[im-pinj-muhnt] / ɪmˈpɪndʒ mənt /


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He’d been on the IL since May, first with a low-grade flexor strain in his left forearm, and then a shoulder impingement setback.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Rand’s Objectivist school regarded capitalism as morally superior to other systems and condemned government regulation as an impingement on the freedom of the individual.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Sasaki went to the sideline in early May with a right shoulder impingement and wasn’t reactivated until the final week of the season — as a reliever.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2025

Sasaki went 1-1 with a 4.72 ERA in eight starts before going on the injured list with a shoulder impingement in mid-May.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2025

I felt the sudden impingement of Hezekiah's slipper upon my own conscience, if I may so state the matter.

From The Siege of the Seven Suitors by Meredith Nicholson

Instead of loneliness and grief or outcries over impingements on their freedom, they’ve gotten used to a routine of short-term pain for collective gain.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2021

Phelps was acquired from Miami last July and then did two stints on the disabled list for right elbow impingements.

From Washington Times Mar. 22, 2018

The boating industry, and boaters themselves, often push back against what they see as impingements on their boating experiences.

From Washington Post Jan. 18, 2017

"There may be more subcorocoid vs. subacromional type shoulder impingements due to the internally rotated and forward flexed position of the shoulder and arm that occurs with each repeated swim stroke" Dr. Rodeo says.

From US News May 11, 2016

Only the most jaded appetite could linger without sharp impingements before these condensations and transformations of the kindly fruits of the earth.

From A Hoosier Chronicle by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn




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