wound
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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
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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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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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