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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

Normally, cases where police seriously injure or kill people are presented for review to the Justice Systems Integrity Division inside the D.A.’s office, which then decides if charges are warranted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

For example, holding a yoga pose beyond your range of motion may injure your lower back, shoulders or knees.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Alison stressed she is not forced into bed, but feels she has little choice, fearing she could fall and injure herself if she remains up alone.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

In the course of the fight Trip managed to break his sword, hide under a lady’s dress, fence with a sausage, and perform such fantastical acrobatics that it’s a miracle he didn’t seriously injure himself.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

The charity encourages any driver who injures a cat to take the animal to a vet for emergency treatment.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

The novel begins at the end, in the aftermath of a skydiving accident that gravely injures the father.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 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 defender, 26, was injured in training before Chelsea's 5-1 win over Bournemouth last weekend, and the decision was taken for him to have surgery.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Interior Minister Ervin Demo said Friday that 156 people had been injured, including 97 police, in recent days.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

And they didn’t put him on the injured list until early September.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Two people were also critically injured and taken to a hospital: a 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher, Krantz said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Eleven workers were injured in the explosion, but all of them had survived.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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

Rybakina was unable to walk for several days after injuring her ankle in the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals, putting her chances of competing here in serious jeopardy.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

However, the Spaniard has not played a competitive match since 14 April after injuring his right wrist at the Barcelona Open.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Her story, like a number of others, shows how strongly the ancient Greeks disapproved of destroying or injuring a tree.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton