elbow

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When we made it back home after being gone for two weeks, I had to put elbow grease into scrubbing the caked-on dog drool off the side of the car.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Surgery to repair ligament damage in the elbow is scary for any pitcher, young or old.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Eventually the loss of Jurgen Locadio, the hulking forward who walked in the 38th minute after an elbow on Aaron Hickey, told.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

He needed surgery to remove a bone chip in his left elbow, a procedure that typically sidelined players for several months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

One of her draped arms began to come up, slow because she had arthritis in that elbow.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck