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dead arm

British  

noun

  1. informal temporary loss of sensation in the arm, caused by a blow to a muscle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Rodriguez will begin the season on the injured list with what Suzuki called a dead arm issue.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

But Scherzer is 37, just months removed from a playoff push with the Dodgers in which he had to be scratched from the decisive game of the National League Championship Series with a dead arm.

From Washington Post Apr. 1, 2022

Scherzer was pulled after 4 1/3 innings with what he said was a dead arm on two days’ rest after getting his first career save in the Division Series finale at San Francisco.

From Seattle Times Oct. 22, 2021

Richard had trouble seeing the catcher’s signs and had been complaining for weeks of a dead arm.

From New York Times Aug. 6, 2021

Snow had drifted into his nostrils in a cruel parody of breath, but his ice-filmed eyes were open, staring at something Torak couldn’t see: something that was cradled in the crook of his dead arm.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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