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The video then skewered Trump for getting a draft deferment during the Vietnam War because of bone spurs.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
In a start against the Arizona Diamondbacks, a bone spur on Kershaw’s right big toe flared up so bad he was forced to leave the game in the second inning.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Kershaw’s season over Before the game, Roberts said veteran starter Clayton Kershaw would not pitch again for the club in 2024 because of a lingering bone spur in his left big toe.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The Dumb Friends League knows first-hand how many animals get surrendered or euthanized every year because a life-saving procedure is too expensive or an animal’s quality of life has deteriorated too far and the surgery would cost thousands of dollars to repair ligaments or remove bone spurs.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2024
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
In a start against the Arizona Diamondbacks, a bone spur on Kershaw’s right big toe flared up so bad he was forced to leave the game in the second inning.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Kershaw’s season over Before the game, Roberts said veteran starter Clayton Kershaw would not pitch again for the club in 2024 because of a lingering bone spur in his left big toe.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The Dumb Friends League knows first-hand how many animals get surrendered or euthanized every year because a life-saving procedure is too expensive or an animal’s quality of life has deteriorated too far and the surgery would cost thousands of dollars to repair ligaments or remove bone spurs.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Bone spur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone%20spur. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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bone spur
noun
variants
also bony spur
: a bony outgrowth : osteophyte
In addition to pain, osteoarthritis shows up as stiff joints, cracking sounds, inflammation and bone spurs.—Nathan Seppa, Science News
Nathan Seppa, Science News… he had bone spurs removed from the backs of both heels.—Leigh Montville, Sports Illustrated
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