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skin

[skin] / skɪn /




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The taste of seawater drying on skin after a swim.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

"And the feeling that prospects for the future are shrinking like a withering skin."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

There were also reports of skin irritation, eye irritation and infections allegedly associated with the use of the wipes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Wearables shine LEDs into your skin, monitoring blood pumping through your veins to infer heart rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

His brain shuts down circulation to his feet and hands, then his skin, and then organ by organ until his brain must choose between blood for itself and blood for the heart.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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