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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

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

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

It’s less swollen today, but the bruise is red-blue and dark.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

"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

Two others were treated for cuts and bruises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

She had a bad habit of bumping into stuff and getting scratches and bruises.

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene

And today, even in its shuttered and bruised state, it stands defiantly — a testament to handmade art at a time the world is spinning toward all-digital everything.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

U.S. junk bonds are getting badly bruised in September, with their high yields so far failing to provide enough cushion this month to withstand heightened market volatility without losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Salisbury was colorful: A mixed martial arts enthusiast, he once appeared at the agency’s headquarters with his face bruised and eye blackened from a recent bout.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Although the public was told that Roosevelt’s injuries were minor—a slight bruising—in reality, his left leg was severely bruised.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

The two men now face a bruising runoff on Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Kerrigan recovered from heavy bruising in time to make the USA team, alongside Harding.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Markets saw a turbulent summer: the AI trade stumbled as semiconductor stocks fell, hedge fund Situational Awareness suffered a bruising decline and leveraged investors unwound their riskiest positions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

For such a bruising cut, the lyrics of “The Edge of Perfection” are surprisingly optimistic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Coalwood was, after all, a place for work above all else: hard, bruising, filthy, and sometimes deadly work.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam