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Acute pain acts as a warning signal, starting when injured tissue, such as a stubbed toe, sends messages through the spinal cord to the brain.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
Chelsea's Cole Palmer will be absent for another week because he fractured his toe when he stubbed it on a door on Wednesday night.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
According to Roberts, Betts stubbed his toe after the team returned from this week’s trip on Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025
“It’s never going to be perfect, and today there were some times we stubbed our toe,” Cousins said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
Her toe stubbed on a loose rock in the street, and she felt a jolt of pain.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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