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wound

[woond, waund] / wund, waʊnd /






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Once Iñárritu peels the skin off, he resumes taking cheap shots at the exposed wound, reducing our connection to art to a distraction.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Additional footage posted to TikTok appears to show a visibly shaken Lucki climbing into the back seat of a black car with a wound near his jaw.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

"I am not thinking of it as a wound, I am thinking of it as a journey," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

A 22-year-old-man arrested on suspicion of murder after he went to hospital with a gunshot wound has since been released with no further action.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He felt weak and ragingly thirsty, but his wound was cooler and much less sore.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

During the drill, he heard through his headset that two soldiers had taken simulated gunshot wounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

It left him in a dark place, as he previously detailed in an interview with BBC Sport, but the "wounds" he experienced in life have shaped him.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

For Maharjan, the country's long road to recovery mirrors his own -- he is still recovering from wounds on his hand and leg.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

In the post, Wouter was pictured wearing a dog cone, which is used to prevent pets from licking, chewing or scratching surgical sites or wounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The lips of her wounds had hardly drawn together when Ira was on her feet again.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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