sustained
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Arguably Panama's most important player, Carrasquilla has yet to play a minute at this World Cup because of a thigh muscle injury sustained during the Mexican league title decider on 24 May.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
Police said the boy, who was from Cambridgeshire and visiting the zoo with his family, sustained serious injuries "while in the enclosure".
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
“We expect OpenAI’s initial advertising share gains to come from experimental budgets rather than taking share of sustained, high ROI-spending from core channels such as GOOG/L, META, & AMZN,” the analysts write.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
The dollar has also been boosted by the sustained outperformance of the U.S. economy owing to the ongoing AI capex boom.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
Hagrid shook his head; his expression was disbelieving but sympathetic, and Harry knew that Hagrid thought he had sustained a blow to the head, that he was confused, perhaps by the aftereffects of a jinx....
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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