bruise

One told me they would rather the focus had been wooing younger voters by tackling the amount graduates repay in student loans, an old bruise for the Lib Dems.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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

“We can’t,” I answered, and took it from him so it wouldn’t fall and bruise.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

It was only when Amelia started presenting with bruises Gemma knew something wasn't right - within 10 days Amelia got her leukaemia diagnosis.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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 people notice his plentiful bruises, Almásy makes up excuses, leading them to think he’s a klutz.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

“In just two games, I got hit in the face, groin, shin, foot, hand and head,” he says, counting up his bruises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Seeing him fighting tears, she relented and went to look, taking his hand in hers and examining the indentations that were rapidly turning into bruises.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

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

Reiner pointed to “a variety of physical ailments” that are “easy to see,” including bruised hands, swollen legs and an inability to stay awake.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

The large, weary, and bruised rabbit, anxious and jumpy.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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

That, in turn, led to a flight back to government bonds, ending a bruising selloff that had driven Treasury yields to their highest levels in more than two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

St. Clair simply calls him a “nuke,” one that might readily self-detonate at the slightest bruising of his self-image.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

It's the latest chapter in a bruising year.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

As we walk, the preacher keeps my right arm in a bruising grip, but I can’t shake him off without dropping my dinner.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland