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scar

[skahr] / skɑr /




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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

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

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

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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