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The Guardians already have enough poor fielding, streaky and injury-prone outfielders.
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Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2021
The only suspense beyond that was waiting to see when Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla would remove essential but injury-prone center Robert Williams from the rout.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
Both teams lean heavily on injury-prone running backs.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2022
Their primary backup, injury-prone Adalberto Mondesí, will open the season on the injured list recovering from knee surgery.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
Say injury-prone Trout can play 140 regular-season games.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
His first player was injury-prone ace Jacob deGrom, who at $23 could be a huge bargain … or an expensive bust.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
For example, what’s the point of keeping injury-prone Eden Hazard on the payroll, given his few contributions after costing €115 million ($123 million) in transfer fees before wages?
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
During his season-ending press conference on Jan. 16, Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said the franchise did not consider Tagovailoa to be injury-prone and would proceed with its preparations for the 2023 season with Tagovailoa as the starting quarterback.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 31 Jan. 2023
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Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2021
The only suspense beyond that was waiting to see when Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla would remove essential but injury-prone center Robert Williams from the rout.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
Both teams lean heavily on injury-prone running backs.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2022
Their primary backup, injury-prone Adalberto Mondesí, will open the season on the injured list recovering from knee surgery.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
Say injury-prone Trout can play 140 regular-season games.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
His first player was injury-prone ace Jacob deGrom, who at $23 could be a huge bargain … or an expensive bust.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
For example, what’s the point of keeping injury-prone Eden Hazard on the payroll, given his few contributions after costing €115 million ($123 million) in transfer fees before wages?
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
During his season-ending press conference on Jan. 16, Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said the franchise did not consider Tagovailoa to be injury-prone and would proceed with its preparations for the 2023 season with Tagovailoa as the starting quarterback.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 31 Jan. 2023
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“Injury-prone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injury-prone. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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