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Doctors say not getting a vitamin K shot puts babies at risk of severe bleeding.
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Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2026
The Wild then killed a Jets power play, only to see the momentum disappear in an instant, when a turnover at the blue line and a long-range slap shot put Winnipeg ahead by three again.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2026
Still, West Virginia argues Pepper-Jackson retained a physical advantage that helped her place third in a state discus throwing competition and eighth in shot put last year.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Salerno, along with four other girls, refused to compete in the girls' shot put competition that day at a local meet.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2026
The Wild then killed a Jets power play, only to see the momentum disappear in an instant, when a turnover at the blue line and a long-range slap shot put Winnipeg ahead by three again.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2026
Still, West Virginia argues Pepper-Jackson retained a physical advantage that helped her place third in a state discus throwing competition and eighth in shot put last year.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Salerno, along with four other girls, refused to compete in the girls' shot put competition that day at a local meet.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Shot put.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20put. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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