contusion
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No, he wasn’t eventually hampered by the knee contusion that kept him sidelined for the opener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
He was questionable against the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 26 with a quad contusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
And even though Smart missed his fifth straight game Tuesday night against the Cavaliers with a right ankle contusion, Ayton and the Lakers still felt his presence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
He missed the first two, against the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks, with a left elbow contusion and left foot arthritis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Half was a purple contusion that hung in strips like a shredded mask.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
It is not quite the classic meet-cute, though cute enough, contusions aside: Stan is less concerned about his head than with the location of Cynthia’s bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
His security guard said he suffered back injuries as well as lacerations and contusions.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
The lawsuit states that Easton “has suffered in the past and will continue to suffer in the future, aches, pains, trauma, contusions, humiliation, embarrassment, suffering, disfigurement, and/or inconvenience.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
From January 19 to 24, Doctors Without Borders treated 73 patients at the Lima protests suffering from exposure to tear gas, pellet wounds, contusions or psychological distress, the non-profit organization said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
“Yeah. I’m fine. A little sore and scratched up from where I got thrown into some bushes, but no contusions or signs of internal bleeding.”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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