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concussive

[kuhn-kuhs-iv]

adjective

  1. Pathology.,  characteristic of, caused by, or causing concussion.

  2. violently jarring.



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The former players claim the governing bodies were negligent in failing to take reasonable action to protect them from serious brain injuries, and should have established and implemented rules on the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of actual or suspected concussive injuries.

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The fires ripped a path of destruction, one so total and instantaneous that it was concussive for L.A.

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Then came the concussive tat-tat-tat of the ship being strafed.

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This episode’s practical effects are fewer compared to the battlefield spectacles in “Thrones,” but Taylor’s cuts to black evoke the confusion and terror one imagines would be created by the concussive force of a giant dragon plummeting on top of a crowd.

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The claimants in the case allege that the defendants - the game's lawmaking body Ifab, the Football Association, the English Football League, and the Football Association of Wales - were negligent in failing to take reasonable action to protect players from permanent injury caused by repetitive concussive and sub-concussive blows.

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