gashes
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One day the pioneers who had planted the first trees on the windswept coastal plateau discovered huge gashes in the rich vegetation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Satellite images of Yapacana National Park in Amazonas show deep gashes in the earth, where miners have dug enormous open pits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
On the salvaged tiles alone, you can find salt efflorescence, water stains, fretting, lichen, smears of soot, scratches and gashes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
Weeping orange gashes oozed spores that spiraled down the harrowed bodies of the ancient giants.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
Lister worried about the high number of hospital patients who died after undergoing surgeries such as leg amputations or repair of deep knife gashes.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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