scar
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The sharp pain of the wound may heal, but the scar remains—and we must all find a way that the broken heart can both feel the truth of its brokenness and emerge enlarged and reshaped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"A deep scar" is how he explained his mental state.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Heavy rain triggered a mudslide in an Inland Empire burn scar on Thursday, according to forecasters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
England winger Bukayo Saka says the team are still carrying the "scar" of their heartbreaking World Cup semi-final exit to Argentina.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The ring thins and fades, leaving only a bright red scar around Celia’s finger.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Montalbo’s acne cleared up within a year after seeing a dermatologist, but she was still dealing with acne scars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Farmer Chandala Sadamma told AFP that when she sees the red-earth scars where her plot of mango and cashew trees once stood, "I feel like crying".
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Researchers had previously used EMR to reshape cartilage-rich rabbit ears and to modify scars and skin in pigs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
Nancy, now two, is now recovering well at home but still bears physical and mental scars from her long stay in hospital.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
I tell her, I wish I could erase these scars for you.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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Nina Snow, the novel’s heroine and conscience, is scarred by the Bosnian wars of the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Interest rates are already higher than four years ago, she added, and consumers, somewhat scarred by previous price hikes, have changed how they spend.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Now, standing above the scarred banks of the river in Nuwakot district more than a week after the disaster, Dawadi described himself simply as "a principal without a school".
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Even before ensnaring Ruffo, the ever-expanding huachicol fiscal scandal had already scarred the Mexican navy, long one of the nation’s most trusted institutions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
He took Nok's hand in his and rubbed the scarred tattoo.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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Over time, the condition can progress to cirrhosis, which involves extensive liver scarring, as well as liver cancer and liver failure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The conditions included metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, commonly known as fatty liver disease, and cirrhosis, a serious condition involving extensive scarring of the liver.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
It also increases the risk of marks and scarring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
For more serious scarring, dermatologists can recommend more aggressive treatments such as lasers that probe deeper into the skin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
She moved toward the causeway, her feet scarring the snow for the first time.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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