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[ham-string] / ˈhæmˌstrɪŋ /


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After spending time in Europe rehabbing his hamstring over the summer, Doncic said he’s healthy and ready to go with no restrictions when the Lakers begin training camp Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Buttler, 36, has been ruled out with the hamstring injury suffered while batting in Thursday's second one-day international against Sri Lanka at Headingley.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Needing 68 from 75 balls, England were cruising towards a target of 322 until Buttler retired hurt on 67 after tweaking a hamstring.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Williams was diagnosed with a hamstring injury, and Chicago coach Ben Johnson didn’t rule him out for next Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

I massage a spasm from my hamstring as I march past the twelfth floor, and try to recover some of my lost air.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

In practice, this means “exercises that build your butt while minimizing growth in the quads, hamstrings and thighs.”

From Salon ● May 8, 2026

It’s primarily the hamstrings and quadriceps, but everything, including the glutes, calves, hips and core, counts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026

Uphills exact a harsh toll on an athlete’s hamstrings, glutes and calves while spiking their heart rate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025

After a knee injury sustained before the Olympic final last August set her back over the winter, two torn hamstrings kept her out of action until just five weeks before the championships.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025

He instructs me through the usual exercises: repetitions to strengthen my quads, hips, and hamstrings; balance exercises to help with proper alignment; stretches to increase my range of motion.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Scotland should have won in Slovenia in Pocognoli's first match in charge, which ended in a goalless draw, before Jack Hendry's early red card hamstrung them in a 3-0 home defeat by Switzerland.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Cleage’s play, it must be said, is hamstrung with exposition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Private equity’s pileup of unsold investments—just shy of 33,000 companies globally worth more than $3 trillion—has hamstrung fundraising and strained relations with fund investors waiting to get money back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

The Dutch Restitution Committee, which advises on looted Nazi art, is also hamstrung as it cannot compel private individuals to return artworks.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

We are hamstrung every minute of every day, because we must always consider whether we are gleaning too much or too little.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

“My biggest concern is that they may be hamstringing themselves in developing their model,” CFRA’s Snyder said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

Bank executives say rewards programs could drain their firms of deposits, hamstringing their ability to lend.

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

Challenges to get it done include market conditions that are hamstringing other planned real estate developments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

They're hamstringing billions of dollars of cancer research by putting on leave the people who make sure that the research dollars go to cancer researchers.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025

Snatches of hunting tales Kayak Bill had told came to her—tales of northern huskies hamstringing wild beasts.

From Where the Sun Swings North by Barrett Willoughby




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