bruise

For Amelia, her cancer journey began with a single red bruise that came out of nowhere, says Gemma.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

"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

Insurance isn’t there to handle every bump and bruise.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

But he looked terrible lying there on the damp wooden floor of my boat, his face pale as a sheet, his eyes half shut and his lips as blue as a fresh bruise.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

The student underwent surgery for injuries to his wrist, she said, and was left with bruises and lacerations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"The next I saw him was when I was literally underneath him and thankfully no serious damage. A couple of bumps and bruises but managed to walk away unscathed, luckily."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“When the consequences of a geopolitical crisis roils oil markets and bruises the bond market, it is only a matter of time before equities get hit,” Brooks of XTB added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

These are the used sections—broken bones, cuts, bruises, mumps, measles, backache, scarlet fever, diphtheria, rheumatism, female complaints, hernia, and of course everything to do with pregnancy and the birth of children.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

That’s some shaky ground on which to repair bruised friendships.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Legislators advanced bills, backed by California’s powerful trial lawyer trade group, aimed at policing the state’s legal industry, which has been bruised by ‘a wave of inappropriate attorney conduct’ highlighted by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

These battles leave even the toughest environmental advocates within governments bruised.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

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

Otherwise he lay quiet like a bruised fledgling, with the dry, parched lips of exhaustion and a body which could struggle no more.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

In Europe and Asia, healthcare stocks fell more sharply as local markets caught up with Thursday’s bruising losses in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

It has been a bruising time and one he needs to recover from quickly with just seven months until the assembly election.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

After a bruising stretch for tech stocks, investors will be looking for more than upbeat forecasts to justify valuations amid rising borrowing costs, MarketWatch’s Joe Adinolfi reports.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

“He got hit in the back, and there were some issues there, bruising and pain, and that was a lot to have to fight through,” former Cal Poly head coach Paul Wulff said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The bruising cold wind shoved me along, every step bringing the class grass nearer to Brose, Nashend, and Little.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell