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stiffness

[stif-nis] / ˈstɪf nɪs /


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Longer supplementation was also associated with reduced pain and stiffness among people with osteoarthritis.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2026

In setting out Jonathan’s defense, one of the filing’s most striking assertions is that Isak suffered from bilateral gonarthrosis in both knees, a degenerative joint condition that causes cartilage wear, pain, stiffness and reduced mobility.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Many people living with arthritis struggle with pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility that can significantly affect daily life.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

While cerebral palsy is not degenerative, as Vicky ages she experiences increased stiffness, fatigue and secondary health challenges.

From BBC May 14, 2026

The men avoided his eyes, an unnatural stiffness in their movements, and Nigel turned swiftly, too swiftly, towards the toilet when he saw Obinze.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Increasingly it was more difficult to fight the aches and stiffnesses which tried to keep her in bed in the morning—not that they ever succeeded.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

He seems to have loved the very stiffnesses of the form in which he worked.

From Euripedes and His Age by Gilbert Murray

It blows fogs, foul vapours, joint- stiffnesses, agues, pestilences, over us here,—yes, here!

From The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 4 by George Meredith

And I felt very sorry for Carette, and did not wonder so much now at the little stiffnesses of manner I had noticed in her the last time we met.

From Carette of Sark by John Oxenham

The youthful works of genius are generally the best, their very crudities and stiffnesses adorable.

From The Altar Fire by Arthur Christopher Benson




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