cleft

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Three-month-old Sana, the youngest baby on the ward, has malnutrition, acute diarrhoea and a cleft lip.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

Schimberg, who became friends with Pearson during “Chained for Life,” also drew from his own experience with a cleft palate.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

He had the darkest eyelashes I’ve ever seen, short and tidy fingernails, and a cleft chin that could fit a Canadian loonie.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024

“It certainly happened to me,” said Schimberg, who has a cleft palate.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2024

He looked up the long steep chimney of the cleft where the water came down.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck