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scab

[skab] / skæb /








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“These people believe that you take the scab off of a wound and take it off again and again until something miraculous happens,” Boritt grumbles to the camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Apples are also among the most heavily treated fruits, with pesticides used in particular to fight apple scab, the main fungal threat to orchards.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The show says it doesn’t plan to scab.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024

There’s always that issue of, do you really want to pull the scab off an old scar and open the wound?

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

You pointed at a scab on his knee.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman




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