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[groin] / grɔɪn /


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Linebacker Nate Landman won’t play against the Raiders because of a concussion, and All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie is questionable because of a groin injury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Rams on Wednesday placed Turner on injured reserve because of a groin strain, and Ford is out for the season because of a ruptured triceps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

It represents a return to form for Palmer after suffering a niggling groin issue throughout last season, when he admitted he had played through the problem even though he "probably shouldn't have done".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Nacua was sidelined for a victory over the New York Giants and Sunday’s defeat by the Denver Broncos because of a hip injury that caused groin and abdominal soreness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

They were convinced that the bullet lay somewhere in the muscles of the lower abdomen near the groin.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

“The shot blocking, the groins, the hips, the cuts, the bruises, playing every second night: That’s the toll,” coach Jon Cooper said Sunday.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2022

The Army Corps of Engineers, which began the Rockaway resiliency project in 2020, is installing stone structures called groins — similar to rock jetties — into the ocean to fortify sand along the beach.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2022

The Giants and Dodgers have a rich and colorful sports rivalry featuring bats thrown at heads, balls to groins and an impressive bounty of World Series trophies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2021

The series of groins along a beach develops a scalloped appearance for the shoreline.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

It begins over the neck, chest, and groins as numerous reddish points not larger than a pin's head, closely crowded together, but with skin of normal color between.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various


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