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
Mr Tran, who was sitting next to his friend one row behind the section which blew out, said he suffered injuries including a laceration to his leg.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
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
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