hamstring
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Her spine and hamstring were injured in the course of the chase, the district attorney’s office said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Delap's struggles at Chelsea have been underpinned by three managerial changes and hamstring and shoulder injuries, but also difficulties adjusting to a different gameplan.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
His potential departure comes just over 12 months after moving to Stamford Bridge for £30m from Ipswich Town, but he ended the season with just one league goal after shoulder and hamstring injuries.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Trost started at right tackle, but he left after two series because of a hamstring injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 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
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
"The girls love mimicking those sorts of things. We'll probably have to put a stop on it as we don't want to do any hamstrings!"
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
Last week we published exercises for the hips and hamstrings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 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
With Antonelli hamstrung by his grid drop this weekend, Ferrari have a head start on their rival.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Cleage’s play, it must be said, is hamstrung with exposition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Some potential homebuyers are buoyed by massive stock market gains and business profits, while others are hamstrung by inflation and interest rates at their highest levels of the year,” he wrote.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
The longer time you have to invest your $100,000, the more likely you won’t be hamstrung by a correction.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
His personal charisma and innovative strategies won many battles, but as early as the fall of 1965 Fuller had already realized the need for a new organization, one less hamstrung by federal and local bureaucracies.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
“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
But it would take another two months for me to shake the thought of myself as an employee — an image that was hamstringing my income.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2025
It’s not just remote work that’s hamstringing recovery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
He would as soon think of hamstringing a faithful horse.
From The Perils of Pauline by Charles Goddard
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