scarred
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Now, authorities say that same spot is a minefield, and the islanders are scarred by their days living in an open-air prison.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Yet that hasn't eased the nerves of a nation that Gates says is still "scarred" from the play-off defeats by Sweden and North Macedonia over the past decade.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Last year, retail investors outperformed professionals, by wading into the market when the pros were scarred by tariff worries.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
And it plucks a nerve in a country still scarred by its history of militarism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
This wasn’t easy, as his father’s chest was scarred from an old wound, so Torak only managed a lopsided oval.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing scarred
Dwight D. Eisenhower, "The Military-Industrial Complex" (1961)
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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