ACL

British

abbreviation

anterior cruciate ligament

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Example Sentences

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"RIP acl, see you all next year," she wrote.

From Barron's

Last season, he suffered a torn ACL in the first quarter of a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but continued to play a remarkable 49 snaps, finishing with 10 tackles.

From Los Angeles Times

Point guard Kyrie Irving, with a similarly spotty track record of health, is currently rehabbing a torn ACL.

From The Wall Street Journal

USC basketball star JuJu Watkins announces on social media she will not play this season as she continues to recover from a torn ACL.

From Los Angeles Times

I was naive to the fact that I could tear an ACL.

From The Wall Street Journal

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