scar
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The body responds by forming scar tissue, but that scar does not contract like healthy heart muscle.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
The faces are the same, but the light is different, and suddenly you see shadows you never noticed, a new determination in one person’s eyes, a scar along the jaw of another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A buildout of the claims could end public access to the area and permanently scar the landscape, drawing traffic and light pollution and harming springs and groundwater stores, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Because I knew to look for it, I saw the faint surgical scar peeking above the neckline of the child’s dress.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
She had that scar on her cheek to prove it, where she had run into a branch one summer.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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