scarred

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But governments scarred by recent experience will want more than a return to normal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Los Angeles in 2026 has been scarred by destructive wildfires, battered by the slowdown in the entertainment industry and its urban core is still struggling to rebound from the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Complicating efforts to battle it is the fact that its epicentre lies in the east, a mineral-rich region that has been scarred by violence from various armed groups for more than three decades.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Over the last two decades, the national team at different levels has been scarred by a series of events in which players, and even almost entire squads, have disappeared either before or after games abroad.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Mami’s sewing machine, the bed, her rocking chair, the small dresser where Papi kept his special things, baked in the sun, their worn surfaces scarred, their joints loose and creaky.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago