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With or without bone spurs, Trump can’t keep impersonating a warrior while calling himself the President of PEACE.
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Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Small bone spurs were found in more than half of participants.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Bonitto, who missed last week’s practices following a procedure to remove a bone spur from the top of his foot, participated in portions of Tuesday’s practice.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Payton said Bonitto had a small, non-weight-bearing bone spur on his foot removed and should be back to work next week.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
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Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Small bone spurs were found in more than half of participants.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Bonitto, who missed last week’s practices following a procedure to remove a bone spur from the top of his foot, participated in portions of Tuesday’s practice.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Payton said Bonitto had a small, non-weight-bearing bone spur on his foot removed and should be back to work next week.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Bone spur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone%20spur. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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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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