scars

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“Renoir” may be a delicate wisp of a film, but it’s flecked with thoughtful questioning about whether childhood’s sorrows leave permanent scars on us as adults.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

That battle was won by Emery - but those clashes left scars.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Early in the film, Racine, whose burn scars only cover her left arm, reminds Anaia, whose scars are much more severe and difficult to hide, of the cards they were dealt.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Either way it will leave scars among Indiana Republicans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

He was tremendous, well over two hundred pounds, with scars on his hands and steel toe-clips on his motorcycle boots.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt