laceration
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A fourth person approached an officer at the scene and showed a laceration to his elbow, police confirmed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
“I’m concurring with our forensic pathologist that the laceration is the cause of death, but that has nothing to do with my stance on immunization.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
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
He stepped on his switch and said, “There are two lacerations of the myocardium; a one-point-five-centimeter laceration in the right ventricle and a one-point-eight-centimeter laceration penetrating the left ventricle.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Cordido suffered lacerations and is being cared for by a neighbor who is a nurse and visits him daily.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Two officers were treated for lacerations, according to city officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
They had "lacerations on their hands, their feet," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
Sutter said the men, who are still hospitalized, have “broken bones, lacerations and abrasions” but are in stable condition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2024
In his era, even simple lacerations often left diabetics with savage infections that necessitated limb and digit amputations, a consequence of the disease’s ravaging effect on circulation and immunity.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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