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
There are now calls to widen the investigation to examine the case of Damion Russell after medics at Blackpool Victoria Hospital failed to ask his father about an old bruise on his head.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Insurance isn’t there to handle every bump and bruise.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
I tended my own stupendous bruise through its lurid healing colors and vowed to resign my commission as a meddler.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
The trade brawl could leave both countries with more bruises than a hockey fight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He keeps going to the doctor, has bruises on both hands, and brags about passing dementia tests.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
The flat below was badly damaged, and a woman and her teenage son remain in hospital with bruises and minor burns.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
The source also told the outlet Ritchson crashed, fell off his motorcycle and incurred cuts and bruises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
Courtiers, waiting for better battles, study my bruises and evaluate my prowess.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
These battles leave even the toughest environmental advocates within governments bruised.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Moldy, bruised and rotten fruits and vegetables should also be avoided.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Even activist heavyweight Elliott Investment Management was bruised there in 2015, when it failed to block a merger inside the vast Samsung group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The Buddha, seeing him bruised, bloody, and weeping, smiles and tells him he must bear it.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Better,” I could not help saying, “to have left her a natural heart, even to be bruised or broken.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
The bruising recession that followed left the central banker convinced the global economy had become too dependent on the U.S. and its reserve currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
A review into her death found that services in Surrey failed to properly investigate why Sara started wearing a hijab - that covered her bruising - for "fear of causing offence".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Meituan 3690 0.00%increase; up pointing triangle returned to profit in the second quarter as China’s top food-delivery company recovered from a bruising price war in the world’s second-largest consumer market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
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
She did not know how long the two of them remained there, the floor bruising her knees as the Queen wept.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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