MCL

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abbreviation

Marine Corps League

MCL

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noun

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Noun
Alex Bump was playing with an MCL sprain. Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 May 2026 His College Station career was cut short due to a pair of nasty injuries, including a torn ACL and MCL in 2024, and an ankle injury last season against Florida. Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026 Barkov suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee on the first day of training camp in September, forcing him to spend the entire year on the sidelines healing and rehabbing the injury. Chris Johnston, New York Times, 13 May 2026 With Curry missing 31 games with ankle and MCL issues, the Warriors were 58-24 and second in the Western Conference to Houston. Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 May 2026 Jalen Suggs missed a total of 25 because of various injuries, including eight because of a grade 1 right knee MCL bruise. Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026 McLaren just unveiled the MCL-HY GTR, the customer version of its new Le Mans race car. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 May 2026 Wouldn’t 28 ppt be high, compared to the 4 ppt maximum contaminant level (MCL) set by the EPA? Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 May 2026 Captain, top-line center and three-time Selke Trophy winner Aleksander Barkov never played a game this season after tearing the ACL and MCL in his right knee less than an hour into his first training camp practice. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026

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First Known Use

Noun

1988, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of MCL was in 1988

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“MCL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MCL. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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