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concussion

[kuhn-kuhsh-uhn] / kənˈkʌʃ ən /


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So would forward Ryan Poehling, who has been cleared after incurring a concussion from an illegal hit by Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb, who was suspended for a game.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Among those taken in are a blind swan, an eagle with an amputated wing and a stork that suffered a concussion during an air attack.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Knoxville himself was hospitalized with a brain injury after being flipped by a bull during the filming of 2022’s “Jackass Forever” and has said he can’t risk another concussion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Tongue was impressive during the Ashes, while Atkinson is named despite suffering a concussion inflicted by Tongue during Surrey's County Championship match at Nottinghamshire at the weekend.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Maybe you really did hit your head and you have a concussion and you don’t remember who I am.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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