scarred
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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
Raised by two self-focused and unloving parents, scarred by their divorce and her father’s abandonment, Hepburn vowed that she would never allow any children of hers to feel as unwanted as she did.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
His was a long and distinguished career, and one which was scarred by injury too.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
“I’m still scarred by that zit-popping video you and your sister made me watch over the weekend,” she says, shaking her head and smiling.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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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