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We were always covered past the knee and up to the collarbones.
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Maria Giesbrecht, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Prudence Sibley broke both her legs and had fractures in her collarbone and pelvis, her family said.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Thanks to her thick hair and naturally wavy texture, Rosalía’s collarbone-length chop looks particularly full-bodied and voluminous.
—Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 8 May 2026
That’s not the case, however, as the former Arizona State star tore an ACL/MCL/PCL in 2022, missed most of 2023 in recovery, broke his collarbone in 2024 and missed a month with hamstring problems in 2025.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Maria Giesbrecht, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Prudence Sibley broke both her legs and had fractures in her collarbone and pelvis, her family said.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Thanks to her thick hair and naturally wavy texture, Rosalía’s collarbone-length chop looks particularly full-bodied and voluminous.
—Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 8 May 2026
That’s not the case, however, as the former Arizona State star tore an ACL/MCL/PCL in 2022, missed most of 2023 in recovery, broke his collarbone in 2024 and missed a month with hamstring problems in 2025.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Collarbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collarbone. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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collarbone
noun
col·lar·bone
ˈkäl-ər-ˌbōn 
ˌkäl-ər-ˈbōn
: clavicle
Medical Definition
collarbone
noun
col·lar·bone
ˈkäl-ər-ˌbōn, ˌkäl-ər-ˈ
: clavicle
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