birthmark
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One gets the sense that Miriam’s inner darkness is inseparable from her brilliance, like Georgiana’s birthmark in Hawthorne’s early short story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
He has the tender, shining eyes of an ingenue while Del Campo, who has a striking birthmark on her cheek, is a femme fatale able to hold her own against Wolff’s selfish, useless playboy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
Mr Rhodes was born with a large facial birthmark as a result of congenital melanocytic nevus and was left with scarring following multiple surgeries to remove it as a child.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024
My little sister had a birthmark there,”’ Seiler said, recounting those who called in to the show.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
The girl on Mr. Kreuk's table had a birthmark, definitely, but no scars.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
People with larger or multiple CMN may develop more birthmarks after birth, particularly during their first few years.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Mutations in the skin, for example, occasionally resulted in unusual pigment patterns such as port-wine stain birthmarks.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 15, 2023
The finalists are examined by the priest’s wife for scars, birthmarks and other perceived defects.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
Even among humans, identical twins can possess different birthmarks, wrinkles, or other features that arise during development sometimes due to differential gene expression.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
They have identical birthmarks, diminutive caramel crescents over their left eyelids, and their braids hang in duplicate ropes down their backs.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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