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After elbowing its way into the fight for TV’s billions of advertising dollars, Amazon now wants to battle one of the most dire threats to commercials.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 May 2026
The perception has long been that splitters lead to elbow injuries, but there isn’t much hard evidence for a link between throwing a splitter and suffering an arm injury at the major-league level.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Wembanyama was charged with a flagrant 2 foul, resulting in an automatic ejection, for elbowing Minnesota center Naz Reid in the head/neck area.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Boyd’s multiweek injury was another blow so shortly after Steele was diagnosed with a flexor strain that pushes his return from his initial April 2025 elbow surgery to likely after the July All-Star break.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 May 2026
The perception has long been that splitters lead to elbow injuries, but there isn’t much hard evidence for a link between throwing a splitter and suffering an arm injury at the major-league level.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Wembanyama was charged with a flagrant 2 foul, resulting in an automatic ejection, for elbowing Minnesota center Naz Reid in the head/neck area.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Boyd’s multiweek injury was another blow so shortly after Steele was diagnosed with a flexor strain that pushes his return from his initial April 2025 elbow surgery to likely after the July All-Star break.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbow
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As criticism over competitive disparities intensified following the meet, pro-trans activists pushed back with the familiar argument that inclusion matters more than results, while opponents argued female athletes lose opportunities in the process.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Williams happened to be passing by as the young dancer was pushing her car down the highway with a friend, and Williams along with his manager stopped to help and was quickly charmed.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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On the Right, Israel is being squeezed by a smaller faction of the Make America Great Again movement that wants to pare back all American foreign aid.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2026
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Gas prices are continuing to squeeze drivers at the pump.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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The sandwich generation has been shouldering a heavy financial burden for far too long.—
Mary Moreland,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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Pollution from the Port of Oakland and nearby freeways has long been a social equity issue for some residents – and now, there is a push for another freeway, Interstate 580, to shoulder some of that burden.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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“Elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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