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"Assurances have to be made that such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again," Uefa insisted.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

If a monster like their father can disfigure God, doesn’t his existence pose a threat to a world already under siege?

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

Repeated removal of the tendrils is needed, too, so they don’t disfigure the flowers or stems.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

He practiced the stunt five times at home, he said, and was convinced it would not disfigure the painting.

From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2022

He soon experienced the first shooting pains from the severe arthritis that would grotesquely disfigure his body.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

A droll moment of introspection is offered when Gordon disfigures his face with tape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

Ms. Robbie has it easier, thanks to her character’s inherent theatricality—this Elizabeth is a great beauty until smallpox disfigures her face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2018

It also raises concerns about epizootic shell disease, which disfigures lobsters to the point that they can’t be sold.

From Washington Times ● May 13, 2018

An orange smear of paint disfigures the walkway next to a garden bench.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2018

No smallest sign of shame disfigures his small rubicund countenance.

From Faith and Unfaith by Duchess

With many corpses badly disfigured, volunteers said several families had claimed the same body.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

"My operation is scheduled for tomorrow," says the disfigured soldier, still recovering from his terrible injuries.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Here was the city’s historic souk, now a disfigured maw of masonry and rebar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei's message gave no indication of his own physical condition but the Pentagon said Friday he was "wounded" and "likely disfigured".

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

I did know that many women in Kilanga were more seriously disfigured and had husbands notwithstanding.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

She spent nearly a quarter-century as a recluse, having suffered in 1997 a shocking and disfiguring accident while striking a match to light her Tiparillo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

And he grew that beard—initially to hide disfiguring dental surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

The first patient to receive facial scanning and burn mask treatment, after the 14-month period when Qaradaya’s rehab team was helpless to treat disfiguring facial burns, was a two-year-old child.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025

An aspiring actor with a disfiguring facial condition has a radical medical procedure, drastically transforming his appearance.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024

In Europe, Asia, and Africa smallpox became a constant, terrible presence, infecting almost every child, killing many and leaving others with the disfiguring pockmarks that are its telltale sign.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann