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clot

[klot] / klɒt /




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Questions about his leadership, aptitude, and attitude as the Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback, and now about the severity of a blood clot and his commitment to the season amid roster challenges.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

An ultrasound revealed a superficial blood clot, but Hurts was cleared to play Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

She has a blood clot in one of her arms, pneumonia and is unable to swallow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"You're going from a very dependent state to a nearly independent state again by more than 50% if you can get the clot out in good time," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

I found out that it’s not a blood clot at all.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

Initially, it was diagnosed as a superficial vein clot, and now it is a series of deep vein clots that have since traveled to Hurts’ lungs.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Since then, the Eagles and Hurts’s agent confirmed that he had been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli, or clots in his lungs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has blood clots in his lungs, the team announced Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Basketball players and baseball pitchers sometimes develop clots in their shoulders, though for most people, including most professional athletes, blood clots develop in their legs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

“If I were as gorgeous as Roza, I’d smile all the time,” Amber said, glancing at the clots of guys assembled in the dank, dim basement.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

Expect it also to bust through the clotted mindset of Europe’s policymakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Still, around the globe, other routes to citizenship are becoming more clotted.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

William revealed he had his scones the Devonian way - layering clotted cream first followed by jam.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

High-fat creams generally contain 30-40% fat and include whipping cream, double cream and clotted cream.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025

Nothing for it but follow the way the dog might’ve gone, scanning the clotted woods for patches of trotting white.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Among other jobs, it helps regulate blood clotting, clears bacteria from the bloodstream, and processes medications.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

It also injects a bit of saliva, which contains anticoagulants to prevent the host’s blood from clotting as the mosquito feeds.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Pulmonary embolism and hereditary coagulopathy — an arterial blockage in the lungs and issues with blood clotting either too much or too little — contributed to his death, People said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

What in fact kills patients is the ferocious overreaction of their immune systems, which cause widespread blood clotting and organ failure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

She was given drugs to stop her blood from clotting and to control her blood pressure, treatment that Woodhull officials say is standard for the type of heart attack she was having.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times


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