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bleeding

[blee-ding] / ˈbli dɪŋ /




ADJECTIVE
bloodstained
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
bloody
Synonyms




NOUN
exploitation
Synonyms




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Sam Altman’s company is bleeding cash and falling behind its rival Anthropic as the companies race toward IPOs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Some protesters tried to stem his bleeding with items of clothing, hailed a passing vehicle and took him to Lady Hardinge hospital.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Lisa-Kaindé is the bleeding heart who whispers divinity into her lyrics, and Naomi grounds them with the beating pulse of her percussion.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Rectal bleeding was the strongest predictor of a colorectal cancer diagnosis, raising the odds by 8.5 times.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

A pixie with bright red hair and leaflike wings landed on my bleeding fingers and dug her tiny feet into my cut.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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