knee
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After receiving treatment at the Priory, and with his damaged knee finally fixed, Hutchinson came out of retirement in December 2011 to re-sign for Chelsea.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"My father didn't attend and said he would never bend the knee to anyone. I guess that rubbed off on me," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
In the superstar quarterback’s return from knee surgery, Kansas City dismantled the Denver Broncos 31-10 with a Super Bowl MVP running back stealing the show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
In the lawsuit, Baker-Mazara alleges he tried to return, despite aggravating a knee injury, but Musselman chose not to insert him into the lineup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Zeke pulled up the leg of his shorts to make sure his knee and France were okay.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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He climbed back to his knees and tried the code again.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Djokovic dropped to his hands and knees and required a medical timeout in a surprise second-round loss in such conditions at August's Cincinnati Masters.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
I soon found myself clambering on hands and knees in my swim shorts into a dirt-floored dome made from sticks and blankets, and sitting cross-legged as red-hot volcanic stones were laid in a central pit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Despite the common belief that running damages the knees, running can be part of an active lifestyle aimed at lowering osteoarthritis risk.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Master Peter got on his knees in front of Don Quixote.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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Redick said Doncic was injured when he was kneed by Clippers guard Bagdan Bogdanovic during Saturday night’s loss at Intuit Dome.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
Lively was injured in Dallas’ 116-107 Game 3 victory when Karl-Anthony Towns of the Timberwolves accidentally kneed the rookie in the back of the head in the second quarter.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
She said she kneed him after an encounter that lasted several minutes and fled the store.
From Washington Times ● May 8, 2023
The sophomore said she was kneed in the stomach, but she returned to the field about 10 minutes later.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2022
I was so anxious to get past them I accidentally kneed Kelli in the thigh.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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Tkachuk recived a double-minor for roughing, Foligno went off for roughing and and Boston’s Tomas Nosek picked up a minor for kneeing Rudolf Balcers on the initial hit.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022
Orlov was back after serving a two-game suspension for kneeing Winnipeg’s Nikolaj Ehlers, who is on long-term injured reserve.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2022
Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov has been suspended two games for kneeing Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
“I mean, we didn’t make the plays to win the game. We can’t depend on somebody kneeing it out to be in the playoffs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
I all but pounced onto Chubs’s back, both scaring him senseless and kneeing him in the kidney in the process.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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