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bruise

[brooz] / bruz /




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Reaves, who has a bruise on his shooting wrist, finished with 18 points.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

In the early days after injury, a hematoma or bruise develops at the fracture site.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic had not played since suffering a bone bruise in the left knee he hyperextended in a game against Miami on December 29.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

The large dose of aspirin he chooses to take daily has caused him to bruise easily, he said, and he has been encouraged by his doctors to take a lower dose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

“So those hybrids destroying your house—that bruise you supposedly got—that was just to convince me to come back?”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston