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Following Dr. Graham on his medical rounds, they witness no heroic acts of surgery—he cauterizes a persistent sore on someone’s face; he presides at the death bed of a longtime patient and friend.

Geographically, Europe remains a sore spot with below-average economic growth and high energy prices.

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Asked Saturday morning if he was sore after 42 carries and also playing on defense, Reyes said, “Pretty sore. I’ll be all right.”

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The Biden team repeatedly brought up complaints about this speech to Israelis as late as 2021, according to a former Israeli official, who added that it was a sore point for the Americans.

He woke up in his unit sore with his pants hanging by his knees, bleeding.

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