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As early-season pitching injuries have piled up for the Dodgers, the bullpen has been strained in order to compensate.

But the Gloucester lock's superb restart take,, external all arched back, strained sinew and single-paw dexterity, early against Exeter bore more than a bit of a resemblance.

He had been an ever-present at the start of his son's career, but their relationship has become strained.

South Africa has also suffered from strained relations with Washington, which has expelled its ambassador and removed aid funding.

It found no evidence to back up the ambassador's claim, but relations between South Africa and the Biden administration remained strained.