elbow
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On Sunday, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow in a loss to the Cowboys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Casadaban says similar approaches are being explored for problems including frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, and plantar fasciitis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Durham paceman only returned to action in the first Ashes Test in Perth in November after 15 months out with an elbow injury followed by knee surgery.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Fox Sports announcer Tom Brady might have spoken for all of us when viewing the play in which Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Politely but firmly, she tried to elbow her way through, but alas, she was but one little herring swimming against a mighty tide of Swanburne girls.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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The unnatural act of throwing a baseball still tears tendons and wrenches elbows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Robertson noted that while Gordie Howe played with his "elbows up", he would also say that "the objective is to get the puck in the net".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
"I told myself, I'm going to sleep," Canonico recalled, up to her elbows in bandages following the ordeal.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
There’ll be plenty to entertain in between cheering, even if you’re just a spectator, and the real party starts afterward, anyway, with a DJ, food and drinks, and rubbing elbows with fellow and superstar participants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
It’s a good thing the bottle in my hand isn’t a real firecracker, because the way she jerks her foot back and props herself up on her elbows would’ve set it off.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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VW is also being elbowed out of China, with years of declining sales amid stiff local competition last year leaving the firm's vehicle deliveries in the country at their lowest level since 2011.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
They waited impatiently in line and elbowed one another to snag a spot in the room where the American president was slated to make his speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Opposition politicians elbowed their way to bars to be photographed hoisting pints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
Lore has it Stan Lee was a married, middle-aged father aging out of writing comic books when his beloved spouse, Joan, elbowed him to develop characters who felt personal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
I elbowed Lucas, who looked directly where I was looking.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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Under Fifa's disciplinary code, Ronaldo should have received a three-match ban for elbowing Dara O'Shea during Portugal's 2-0 qualifying defeat by the Republic of Ireland in November.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Not just the kind of spy business that equates to elbowing señoras at Best Buy for a deeply discounted TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
The immigrants from India and China who populate our institutions of higher learning aren’t elbowing Americans out of the labor force or depressing wages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
What’s Next: Polymarket and rival Kalshi are seen elbowing in on sports betting market operators DraftKings and Flutter, which owns FanDuel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
Then I notice the girl next to her elbowing her in the side.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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