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injure

[in-jer] / ˈɪn dʒər /


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"Having more stem cells means that when you injure the small intestine, it can repair itself better, but the downside is that having more active stem cells can lead to tumor formation," Yilmaz says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Another factor is the proliferation of larger vehicles — a phenomenon known as “autobesity” — which have bigger blind spots and are more likely to seriously injure a pedestrian or bicyclist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Mr. Boorman managed to injure himself gravely by whipping up dust storms on the Warner Bros. lot; fungal spores got into his lungs and he contracted a rare, sometimes debilitating disease called Valley Fever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

"He could injure his arm or leg. At Tyson's age, with hard training camps, that can happen. It could also happen to Joshua."

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Ulape and I stood on the cliff, and watched helplessly, afraid to use the rocks we held lest we injure our own men.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell

In implementing the law, the government further defined "harm" to include "significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding or sheltering."

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

His phone rings during a moment of silence for a deceased patient and he injures his finger moving a patient off a gurney.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025

No major injures were reported in that crash.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025

Sepsis arises when the body has an extreme response to an infection and injures its own tissues and organs.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024

The power of the organic phosphates, those poisoners of the nerve-protective enzyme cholinesterase, may become greater if the body has first been exposed to a chlorinated hydrocarbon which injures the liver.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

"The Northern Territory supported two injured evacuations by helicopter to Royal Darwin Hospital at about 7:30 last night and another three by plane at about 9:30 last night," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Other examples in the suit: One motorcyclist told an ER he injured an ankle jumping off his bike to avoid a car.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Left tackle Rashawn Slater sustained a high ankle sprain and is a candidate for injured reserve, Harbaugh said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The treated mice also moved more normally and placed more weight on the paw attached to the injured leg than untreated animals did.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Major Rathbone, standing between Leale and Lincoln, asked the doctor to treat him first, holding up his injured left arm to show his wounds.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

A friend in her 80s slipped on the stairs to her flooded basement and fell, breaking two posterior ribs and injuring her shoulder.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

A destructive tornado has torn through villages in southern France, injuring more than 40 people.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Alcaraz has been MIA from the courts since April, when he withdrew after injuring the wrist on his right, racket-side hand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

A police pursuit early Wednesday through Los Angeles ended in dramatic fashion when the fleeing vehicle smashed into a row of parked cars, injuring the driver and scattering glass and debris across the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

"I don't know who did. I'm sorry for injuring him at all—but I had to save my own life. I wish I'd had more time to think it through."

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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