collarbone
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Origin of collarbone
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Losing two-time winner Vingegaard to a broken collarbone stifled any threat to Pogacar’s winning yellow jersey, but smaller dramas unfolded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Though he almost immediately broke a collarbone during a practice, he stuck with the sport in the belief that it would make him a better policeman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Marquez missed the last four races of the season after injuring his collarbone at the Indonesia grand prix with the title already in the bag.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
She has twice won the Crystal Globe - the overall World Cup title - and finished second in the standings in 2024 and 2025, the latter season curtailed by a broken collarbone.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
Shadows gathered like bats in the steep hollows near her collarbone.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
On the neck, two triangle diamonds the size of almonds sit between the collarbones, mirroring each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
It added: "Because the pose and styling emphasised the model's narrow leg, pronounced hip and collarbones, we considered the ad gave the impression that the model was unhealthily thin and concluded the ad was irresponsible."
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2023
Healed injuries—broken collarbones, fractured foot bones, and cracked vertebrae—matched the kinds of damage a kicking horse might inflict, or what sports medicine doctors today see in riders thrown from their horses.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 2, 2023
While recovering, DeGray, who was 53 at the time, learned from his doctors that he was permanently paralyzed from the collarbones down.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2022
They’re in our heads and ears and they sit in the hollows of our collarbones.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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