lockjaw
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Masum was arrested in the early hours of 9 April in a car park near Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, where he had gone to be treated for "lockjaw".
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
Stewart knew that taking on “Spencer” would be a challenge, and in the days leading up to the shoot, she even developed lockjaw as she ceaselessly practiced her British accent.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021
So perfectly does the stylistic matchup favour Serena, so thoroughly is her lockjaw grip on Sharapova’s psyche, that it can be said that Sharapova will never beat Serena – even if Serena loses.
From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2015
All this despite medical science’s proven successes in wiping out not only the much-feared smallpox and polio, but nearly eliminating other serious illnesses like diphtheria, German measles, lockjaw and mumps in the United States.
From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2015
His voice was nasal, garrulous, W. C. Fields with a bad case of Long Island lockjaw.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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