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scar

[skahr] / skɑr /




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Like I said yesterday, the scar will stay.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

In addition to winning him the hand of Desdemona, they have left an invisible scar behind, a grievous case of post-traumatic stress disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Now Reid, dressed in black with his chest partially exposed beneath an open jacket revealing a scar, stepped on stage and into the role of Lestat in front of the audience.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

Rather than focusing solely on replacing missing structures, the approach may help improve healing outcomes by reducing scar formation and enhancing tissue repair.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

The archer with the scar put his hand on Håkon’s shoulder.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

But many whales are also identifiable by their scars, including from collisions with everything from tankers, cargo and cruise ships to fishing boats and recreational vessels.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

He’s got one foot on the so-called safe path — college, white-collar isolation — and the other on a career that’s already covering him in well-earned scars.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

For young workers, studies have found the scars from missing a vital period of career attainment and network-building can last for years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The Marshall Islands' President Hilda Heine cited the weight of these historical nuclear scars in criticising China's missile.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Its sides were mangy with the scars of logging, and the lower slopes were pitted with slate and marble quarries.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

How unnerving that its creation scarred its creator.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

Their elders, who are more numerous and much richer, remain scarred by the bull market of the 1980s, which crashed in 1990 leaving lost decades in its wake.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Builders, scarred by the years of local bottlenecks that have delayed and killed their projects, fear that Congress’s new legislation could meet the same fate when cities and towns try to implement it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

England now face a different challenge, of rebuilding the shattered confidence of a team scarred by their walloping down under, against a New Zealand team that could very easily pose huge problems.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

The boy was intimidated by Loki: his green eyes, his scarred lips, his smile.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

According to the outlet, Collins has permanent scarring on his pancreas, and his kidneys “barely” function.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 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

"Our findings point to biological pathways involving inflammation and scarring and highlight molecular targets that future research can explore to better understand how coffee may influence liver health and who stands to benefit the most."

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

However, the repeated presence of inflammation, ulcers, tissue scarring and other digestive problems suggests the bacteria could contribute to chronic illness.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Least of all Neto, the young doctor-poet who just meant to spare his people from the scarring diseases of smallpox and humiliation.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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