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scar

[skahr] / skɑr /




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Over time, muscle tissue may develop scar tissue, accumulate fat, and lose some of the specialized fibers responsible for rapid, powerful movements.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The Environment Agency says waste criminals "scar our environment and communities".

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Then he wanted me to feel his scar on his back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"A deep scar" is how he explained his mental state.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

The scar left by Gelifen on Mal’s cheek was still raised and red, and she touched it very gently with her fingertips.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Evans discovered through social media that treatments were available and found aesthetic practitioners in England offering it to those with scars.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The team examined feeding scars and remaining living tissue at the University of Sydney's One Tree Island Research Station, located on the Great Barrier Reef.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

Most astonishing to me were their scars: the burned-out crevices, cut deep into the heart of many of the trees, some big enough to ride a horse through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Los Javis use the stories to tell the tale of a brutal war that divided Spain and left deep scars, and the story of the joys and hardships of ordinary men turned into soldiers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Her nose piercing and acne scars are hidden under the foundation plastered on her skin.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The Palisades and Altadena areas are among those recently scarred by wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Rees-Zammit played in the Bears' 30-7 defeat by Saracens on Saturday at the StoneX Stadium, and posted a picture on social media showing a heavily scarred right leg.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Obviously, and he had some darkness in him; he came back from World War II really scarred, couldn’t really deal with it . . . but he was also a very outgoing guy.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Now, standing above the scarred banks of the river in Nuwakot district more than a week after the disaster, Dawadi described himself simply as "a principal without a school".

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

They’d look like…well, no one would have any idea what they’d look like: eye-patched pirates, limping pickpockets, scarred swordsmen.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

A British stuntman and actor is suing one of the companies behind Gladiator II, saying he suffered "excruciating" burns and permanent scarring in an accident while filming a scene on a burning ship.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Although fatty liver disease does not always cause serious complications, it can progress to inflammation, scarring, and permanent liver damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

For more serious scarring, dermatologists can recommend more aggressive treatments such as lasers that probe deeper into the skin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

After doing so, they observed reductions in fat accumulation, inflammation and scarring.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

“You need the hospital wing. There may be a certain amount of scarring, but if you take dittany immediately we might avoid even that...Come...”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling


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