gouge
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South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus admitted "the optics weren't great" after legendary lock Eben Etzebeth was sent off for an eye gouge against Wales.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
That doesn’t mean that the grocers can’t gouge shoppers.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024
Pressing her body down for leverage, she scraped the wood with a gouge, removing layers, her hands steady and firm.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
By 160 million years ago, lampreys were larger than ever before, actively swimming after fish to gouge out flesh from their prey like living ice cream scoops.
From National Geographic • Oct. 31, 2023
As we spun, we must have grazed the fence, because there is a deep gouge on the sliding door, deep enough that if you look closely, you can just see inside the van.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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