deformity
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O’Connor’s South—influenced as much by Hawthorne as by Faulkner—is a metaphysical realm of spiritual deformity and, at moments, shocking prophetic insight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
He explained that his friends used to say "you don't look dyslexic" as if it was a "deformity", but he added "those were the times".
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
Blessed in courage, intellect, imagination and style, Cyrano is cursed by a physical deformity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
I'm thinking of the anecdote in your book where Alfie was seemingly unaware of her own deformity while flapping around with her partially formed feathers.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2023
The denizens of San Lorenzo are unlikely to have shared Europeans' dismay at the physical deformity portrayed in these images.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
This novel centers on Pothivelu Pandaram, a hustling businessman in southern India whose trade consists of managing men and women with physical deformities who beg outside temples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
It can cause ulcers or sores around the animal's mouth and face, difficulties swallowing and breathing, fever and lameness, foetal deformities and stillbirths.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
As the energy deficit worsens, cells gradually weaken and die, leading to symptoms such as muscle weakness, poor coordination, and deformities in the feet.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2025
The goonies quickly sense that Sloth is one of them and that his so-called deformities can be turned into assets.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
But instead of being ashamed of their deformities, the people were laughing and kissing and posing, as if all the pictures had been taken at some huge party.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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