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Right there, near the collarbones.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Wide receiver Jayden Reed broke his collarbone in Week 2 and underwent surgery for that, as well as for his foot, and is expected back for the season’s home stretch, per his agent Drew Rosenhaus via Reed’s YouTube channel.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Usiripalli allegedly used his right hand to strike the boy in the left collarbone.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Givenchy also created a replica of the five-strand pearl necklace that draped across Hepburn’s collarbone.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Wide receiver Jayden Reed broke his collarbone in Week 2 and underwent surgery for that, as well as for his foot, and is expected back for the season’s home stretch, per his agent Drew Rosenhaus via Reed’s YouTube channel.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Usiripalli allegedly used his right hand to strike the boy in the left collarbone.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Givenchy also created a replica of the five-strand pearl necklace that draped across Hepburn’s collarbone.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Collarbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collarbone. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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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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