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elbow

[el-boh] / ˈɛl boʊ /




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Before the Ashes, Wood had gone 16 months without playing a Test, first because of an elbow injury, followed by the knee problem.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Tommy John, who ruptured a ligament in his left elbow in 1974, agreed to a radical surgery that revived his career and changed baseball.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

She suffered a traumatic brain injury and a broken elbow and needed three blood transfusions and skin grafts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A 2021 study from the Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine, however, showed that decreases in fastball velocity are an extremely common precursor of elbow problems that result in Tommy John surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

He reached deep within the bag, all the way to his shoulder, despite the fact that the bag was only large enough to fit his arm up to the elbow.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

The unnatural act of throwing a baseball still tears tendons and wrenches elbows.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

"Tyson is too smart and clever and I think Wach won't be using his elbows or head. There will be some sort of gentleman's agreement," Bunce adds.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

"I told myself, I'm going to sleep," Canonico recalled, up to her elbows in bandages following the ordeal.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Yet at that moment—in sequestered design studios scattered around California—engineering boffins were up to their elbows in the next generation of EV pickups, and still are.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

My voice creaks as I sit up on my elbows.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

VW is also being elbowed out of China, with years of declining sales amid stiff local competition last year leaving the firm's vehicle deliveries in the country at their lowest level since 2011.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Eyyub emerged from that chaotic reordering, and has since elbowed aside rivals to handle almost all of Rosneft’s shipments plus more oil from other Russian producers, the people familiar with his operations said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

They waited impatiently in line and elbowed one another to snag a spot in the room where the American president was slated to make his speech.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

Penelope Spheeris’ cult favorite, filmed during not quite the first flush of Los Angeles punk — the scene was already changing, as the pogoers were elbowed out by the moshers.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 26, 2024

Manners forgotten, she pushed and elbowed her way through the lobby doors and stood on Drury Lane, frantically calling, “Children! Where are you?”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Under Fifa's disciplinary code, Ronaldo should have received a three-match ban for elbowing Dara O'Shea during Portugal's 2-0 qualifying defeat by the Republic of Ireland in November.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

If these brilliant entities begin elbowing aside plodding humans, where does that leave us?

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

What’s Next: Polymarket and rival Kalshi are seen elbowing in on sports betting market operators DraftKings and Flutter, which owns FanDuel.

From Barron's Oct. 8, 2025

This Sunday, I’ll be rooting for these contenders — and elbowing my watch party to catch up with one of these overlooked never-rans as soon as the teleprompters chase the last winners offstage.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2025

The woman I’d been lying next to for days — laughing, elbowing, consoling—was now running from me like I was out to get her.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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