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swollen

[swoh-luhn] / ˈswoʊ lən /


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A cut across the bridge of his nose, first sustained during his 2024 draw with Frazer Clarke, reopened against Dubois and left his face badly swollen and bloodied.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease in which cartilage gradually breaks down, leaving joints painful, swollen and increasingly difficult to move.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The lawyer said medics were "working to save Ms. Pike's life" after she arrived with both arms "swollen, burned, and blistered."

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Bregman shared that information — as well as a photo that appears to show that his left eye remains swollen shut — Monday morning on his Instagram Stories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

He was first diagnosed in Washington, DC, in 1908, when his face became so inflamed that his eyes were nearly swollen shut.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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