scar
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She bore a large scar on her face when she met with AFP at her home in Bethlehem, holding a stuffed fox that had belonged to her son.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
"This finding reveals a physical scar left by trauma experienced during development inside brain cells, providing scientists with a concrete biological target to develop new treatments and interventions."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Economists warn the issue risks leaving a generation of workers behind and a permanent scar on the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
"We feel the most pain of all, and it is our scar that we carry now," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Ooh! I have a scar too, from where Nanuq bit my leg,” Owen said.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Sunday afternoon for west central Los Angeles County — including for the Franklin and Palisades burn scars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Walking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in gnarled scars, with an accumulation of rocks surrounding its base.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
He wears the scars as much as he holds the medals.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
But the battles have left deep scars on Izyum and its residents -- both physical and psychological.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
She watched as he rotated his wrists to look at his palms and then the backs of his hands, a few nicked scars marking his knuckles.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
However, Mac Cionnaith said the people of the Garvaghy Road have been scarred by events of the past and do not want another Drumcree parade.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Nontheless, scarred by the devastation of the 2025 Palisades fire, 2024 Franklin fire and 2018 Woolsey fire, Malibuites take fire safety seriously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
How unnerving that its creation scarred its creator.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
And all are scarred by natural disasters that are becoming all too frequent as the world heats up.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
However, if I have to see my brother kissing Lisa-Marie Anne, I might be scarred forever.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Flash flooding in Arizona recently swept through the Grand Canyon, killing at least two people, a weather event that was exacerbated by wildfire scarring, drought and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
When coal dust is repeatedly inhaled over time, it causes scarring in the lungs that makes it difficult to breathe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
When cracks began scarring the structure and the front steps started to sink shortly after its 1922 opening, some people feared that nothing would stop the descent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Giant hogweed contains a sap which can leave painful blistering and scarring when it comes into contact with human skin.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
I tried my best to resist the urge to pop my zits, because I'd been warned that would cause scarring, but they never seemed to go away on their own.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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