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hamstring

[ham-string] / ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ /


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Those are some way short of Yamal’s best, but they also far exceed his expected output when he suffered a severe hamstring injury in April and briefly looked doomed to miss the tournament entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

In the meantime, lower courts should test the limits of Slaughter by enjoining removals that hamstring agencies by denying them a quorum.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

Rice was a doubt for the Norway game as he had already been suffering with a neural issue affecting his hamstring and lower back, and it was exacerbated by illness.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Ruiz played with a hamstring injury at Cypress College last season.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

For hamstring stretches, one person lies on the grass on his back with his leg straight up, while the other person leans in and slowly presses the leg a little higher.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

Bone chips, ACLs, MCLs, pulled hamstrings, multiple Tommy John surgeries and the recent epidemic of dreaded oblique strains just for starters.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

In practice, this means “exercises that build your butt while minimizing growth in the quads, hamstrings and thighs.”

From Salon May 8, 2026

Uphills exact a harsh toll on an athlete’s hamstrings, glutes and calves while spiking their heart rate.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 1, 2025

"The girls love mimicking those sorts of things. We'll probably have to put a stop on it as we don't want to do any hamstrings!"

From BBC Aug. 2, 2025

He starts stretching his hamstrings, and I open my mouth to ask him again why he’s training for this race, but he says, “So, I started reading your dad’s book.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Cleage’s play, it must be said, is hamstrung with exposition.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Protestants, writes Mr. Ryrie, were hamstrung by “deep cultural, structural and political forces” that made missionary work, even for the most adaptable and sincere, “very difficult.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

The Dutch Restitution Committee, which advises on looted Nazi art, is also hamstrung as it cannot compel private individuals to return artworks.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

The longer time you have to invest your $100,000, the more likely you won’t be hamstrung by a correction.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

The aftermath was horrific, with media reports showing hospitals without backup power, distraught families herded into the Superdome, emergency workers hamstrung by a lack of supplies.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

“My biggest concern is that they may be hamstringing themselves in developing their model,” CFRA’s Snyder said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 27, 2026

Bank executives say rewards programs could drain their firms of deposits, hamstringing their ability to lend.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

But it would take another two months for me to shake the thought of myself as an employee — an image that was hamstringing my income.

From Salon Jan. 11, 2025

He cited events such as the California wildfires, affecting rail in the state, and flooding in New York City, hamstringing the city’s critical subway system.

From Seattle Times Apr. 11, 2024

You are hamstringing me and every General in the field—by suspending the death penalty of our Courts-Martial.

From A Man of the People A Drama of Abraham Lincoln by Dixon, Thomas




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