tightness
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And while GM Brandon Gomes publicly blamed the “ebbs and flows” of a season and not knee inflammation or biceps tightness, Ohtani waved wildly at pitches and piled up 22 strikeouts in 14 games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays: Acquired from Baltimore at the trade deadline, swingman Tyler Wells posted a 1.50 earned-run-average before right forearm tightness sidelined him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
At the heart of the Fed’s macroeconomic model and thinking is the view that inflation is driven by wage- and price-setting behavior that is a function of labor-market tightness and inflationary expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
He was limited to eight overs at Lilac Hill because of tightness in his hamstring.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
I couldn’t help the whine in my voice, the tightness that closed my throat, making it difficult to speak without pain.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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