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impingement

[im-pinj-muhnt] / ɪmˈpɪndʒ mənt /


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Sasaki’s transition to MLB, however, was interrupted by what the Dodgers called a right shoulder impingement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

By the time Sasaki finally went on the injured list with a shoulder impingement in early May, he had a 4.72 ERA and some of the worst underlying metrics in the majors.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2025

At the start of the season, Sasaki made eight underwhelming starts — with wild command and declining fastball velocity contributing to a 4.72 ERA — before being sidelined by a shoulder impingement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2025

Roberts said postgame that Sasaki’s been shut down for the foreseeable future as the team treats his right-shoulder impingement.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2025

Eight forms of electric lamps using infusible earthy oxides and brought to high incandescence in vacuo by high potential current of several thousand volts; same character as impingement of X-rays on object in bulb.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer

Instead of loneliness and grief or outcries over impingements on their freedom, they’ve gotten used to a routine of short-term pain for collective gain.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2021

Phelps was acquired from Miami last July and then did two stints on the disabled list for right elbow impingements.

From Washington Times Mar. 22, 2018

The boating industry, and boaters themselves, often push back against what they see as impingements on their boating experiences.

From Washington Post Jan. 18, 2017

"There may be more subcorocoid vs. subacromional type shoulder impingements due to the internally rotated and forward flexed position of the shoulder and arm that occurs with each repeated swim stroke" Dr. Rodeo says.

From US News May 11, 2016

Only the most jaded appetite could linger without sharp impingements before these condensations and transformations of the kindly fruits of the earth.

From A Hoosier Chronicle by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn




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