scratched
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Scratched on the wall were notches, which authorities said were made by detainees possibly to count the number of days held, as well as messages.
From Reuters • Jan. 12, 2023
Scratched goalie Jonas Johansson also was acknowledged in the video.
From Fox News • Mar. 8, 2022
Scratched into their gold borders is the word “Matthews,” an indication the plaques were the work of a company in Pittsburgh that made honor rolls and World War I monuments.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2018
Scratched and dull, the old one had been with him in basic training and in Afghanistan.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2015
Scratched out in such a way he had at first thought it was a mere decoration on the elaborately written page, there was another name.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
