bruise
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"An aggressive pacifism, obviously, but we only bruise our victims' egos," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
But the images also bring back “the chirping and the beeping,” the panic and urgency, and the toe-prick tests that made Jackson bruise and “squeal” with pain.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
The officer asks Digwa: "Are you injured?" to which Digwa replies: "Yeah, yeah, I've got a swollen eye here, a little bruise here."
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
For the Rockets, Kevin Durant missed his third game of the series because of a bone bruise in his sprained left ankle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
Kingshaw watched his mother bending over Hooper examining the bruise.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
When Pogacar hit the asphalt, the damage was instant: a concussion, bruises and cuts to his face and shoulder, a fractured C7 vertebrae and a broken collarbone said to require surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
When people notice his plentiful bruises, Almásy makes up excuses, leading them to think he’s a klutz.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
He keeps going to the doctor, has bruises on both hands, and brags about passing dementia tests.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
"There have been a lot of bruises this season," Howe said.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Several times, as we made our way over the rocks, he nearly fell, and I knew I’d have bruises on my shoulder from his grip.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
Even with a bruised rotation that includes a banged-up Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles has the best pitching in the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
For years, I would come home from figure-skating practice bruised from falling, exhausted from trying not to fall and tender from the ambient heartache of being a teenager.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Buddha, seeing him bruised, bloody, and weeping, smiles and tells him he must bear it.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
The former Radio Disney teen heartthrob, raised Mormon and now openly gay, trades the bruised introspection of 2023’s “Calico” for songs that exult in desire on his new album, “Sweet Fortune.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
He got to his feet, stopping only to clutch at his bruised ribs, and then trailed the cat to the back of the house.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
Since there isn’t much in the way of conversation, the bruising combat scenes take center stage to head-spinning effect.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
"I sustained a lot of bruising and all my upper legs turned yellow," Alex says.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some artificial-intelligence stocks that got knocked off their pedestals, in part due to a bruising July selloff, now represent attractive opportunities for investors, according to BofA analysts.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Plus, “moles” in China are leaking official secrets for profit, and the bruising race to rent in San Francisco goes into overdrive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Vanderbilt, also wound up with stress, blew off steam in bruising morning football games with the exercise boys.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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