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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

It had been four months since his debut season took a dismal turn, landing on the injured list with a shoulder impingement following an opening month marred by poor performance and diminished stuff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025

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

But the impingement of the lead must have given the stupid brute an idea that harm was meant.

From The Hunters of the Ozark by Edward Sylvester Ellis

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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