birthmark
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One gets the sense that Miriam’s inner darkness is inseparable from her brilliance, like Georgiana’s birthmark in Hawthorne’s early short story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
They are asking the public to keep an eye out for the 5-foot-7 Asian male, who has black hair, black eyes, a birthmark on his left upper shoulder and weighs around 170 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
Mr Rhodes was born with a large facial birthmark as a result of congenital melanocytic nevus and was left with scarring following multiple surgeries to remove it as a child.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024
In my shower in California, I scrub the soap against a rough white cotton washcloth and move the towel across every limb, every birthmark, every scar.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2023
To my eyes, the birthmark did absolutely nothing to diminish her beauty.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
A woman born with a rare genetic skin condition that covers 98% of her body in birthmarks has spoken of how she is learning to embrace her appearance after years of trying to hide it.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Mutations in the skin, for example, occasionally resulted in unusual pigment patterns such as port-wine stain birthmarks.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 15, 2023
James also wore tattoos, some which matched her birthmarks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
The finalists are examined by the priest’s wife for scars, birthmarks and other perceived defects.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
They have identical birthmarks, diminutive caramel crescents over their left eyelids, and their braids hang in duplicate ropes down their backs.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
