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concussion

[kuhn-kuhsh-uhn] / kənˈkʌʃ ən /


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Reserve guard Trevor Penning also won’t play because of a concussion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Hurts had to leave the game under the NFL’s concussion protocol.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Without the influential Tara Jane Stanley through concussion, they were odds against but with Wigan unable to get into their free-flowing stride, York's superb determination saw them over the line.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Another starting quarterback in that mold, the Minnesota Vikings’ Kyler Murray, went down with a concussion in his team’s debut after taking a hit to the head on a scramble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

A cottonwood landed atop a Forest Service pickup being driven by Carl Abeyta, who received a broken nose and a mild concussion from the incident, but, unfortunately, nothing worse.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

He has a facial tic that he blames on his concussions and a limp stemming from back problems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Atkins knew a little bit about what concussions felt like, and even this time was different.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

The hardest part with concussions can be the initial diagnosis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

He sustained four concussions in six years, and met with doctors to see if he could continue his football career.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026

For instance, was there some signature on his brain of the concussions he sustained playing high school sports?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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