scar
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Dizzyingly deep pits from large-scale mining scar India's ancient Aravalli mountains, threatening the future of a forested buffer that New Delhi relies on for protection from furnace-hot desert winds.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Abrupt, unwelcome occurrences scar our autonomy and cripple our illusion of independence; the question of what went wrong falls on our shoulders, another loop to languish inside.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
The scientists noted that scar tissue and inflammation can also interfere with nerve repair after injury.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
According to Thomas, surgeons struggled during the six-hour procedure to get through scar tissue from his third open-heart surgery.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
His torso was disfigured by an old burn scar that stretched across his spine and midsection, coiling like a shed snakeskin around his left hip.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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