fractured

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The money, in their view, not only has to make up for mounting legal fees, but lost income, tainted reputations, fractured families, and years spent behind bars.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

“I thought maybe they had fractured a rib because that’s how painful it was. I couldn’t sleep face down for three weeks.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The fossil, housed at the Perot Museum, is missing the tip of its snout and shows a fractured lower jaw.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Libya has remained fractured since chaos broke loose following the 2011 Arab Spring uprising that toppled longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Mom, Abbey, and I pushed together to slide the bone- fish skiff off the trailer, since Dad’s hands were still tender from the fractured bones.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen