laceration
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Indiana resident Perry Tole suffered a laceration on his left cheek during an incident that occurred late Friday night and into early Saturday in an alley outside a downtown Indianapolis hotel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Per the CPSC, “small metal pieces can detach from the garlic press, posing a laceration or ingestion hazard to consumers.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2025
The former general suffered a minor laceration near his eyebrows while shooting with a rifle equipped with an optic, his office said at the time.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
He also revealed his views on the need for safer clothing were only strengthened when he suffered his own laceration injury.
From BBC ● May 14, 2024
We watched in awe as Abuelita Remedios lanced, compressed, and flushed Pita’s wounds one at a time before applying her concoction liberally to each laceration.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Two officers were treated for lacerations, according to city officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
A fall on Thursday left the racer with a broken nose, lacerations on his cheek and a badly bruised left eye, as well as a sore leg.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
His mechanic, identified by the CHP as Rolph Wuetherich, about 27, of Hollywood, suffered a fractured jaw, fractured hip and body lacerations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
He said the six patients at the hospital had injuries including cuts, abrasions and lacerations, but that all were able to walk — “in other words, not life-threatening.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
He said to the microphone, “There are three lacerations in the pericardium, which is filled with clotted and liquefied blood.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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