abrasion
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At the time, Los Angeles police said that paramedics transported a woman who suffered a head abrasion to the hospital.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
They bear the abrasion of files handled, claims contested and Jewish allegiance translated from words into work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Sir Geoff's academic work saw him invent the barley abrasion process - which involves deliberately damaging the protective husk of grains to speed up the process of malting.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025
Shikhanova says to check the Martindale Index, an abrasion resistance measurement, for upholstery projects.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
When I touched the abrasion, Shawn released a long sigh and his eyes opened.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
The animals operated in the high temperatures of La Guaira, exposing themselves to dehydration and abrasions to their fur, something visible on Sisu's neck.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
The skin on both heels and a patch below my right pinkie had worn away, leaving behind angry pink abrasions.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
He also started diligently airbrushing or painting over photographs of the deceased: “I paint out all the abrasions, cuts and bruises, and open the eyes,” he explained, essentially resurrecting a likeness of the victim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Of the 59 injuries Zagelbaum chronicled, 30 were abrasions or lacerations to the eyelid, 17 contusions to the eyelid or periorbital region, seven were corneal abrasions, three were orbital fractures and two were unspecified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Now, her skin has abrasions where any fabric rubbed and rubbed against her skin.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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