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scar

[skahr] / skɑr /




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In addition to winning him the hand of Desdemona, they have left an invisible scar behind, a grievous case of post-traumatic stress disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

And crews did not walk the entire perimeter of the burn scar after a report of smoke in the area on Jan. 3.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

"They could either make a scar or make a blastema. Our research focused on redirecting the behavior of fibroblasts already present at the injury site."

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

Once Sinner and Djokovic were out of the way, Zverev took over as the clear front-runner - but he has scar tissue from his previous Grand Slam final defeats.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

She had that scar on her cheek to prove it, where she had run into a branch one summer.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The Marshall Islands' President Hilda Heine cited the weight of these historical nuclear scars in criticising China's missile.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Researchers collected 20 bracken stems bearing scars left by females as they deposited eggs inside the plant tissue.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

She, too, survived, but was left with scars.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

But some economists argue that the move could be premature at a time the economy is already showing scars from the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

The smallpox had left Angeline’s cheeks pitted with scars and slightly twisted Angeline’s perfect hunting bow of a dark mouth.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

And all are scarred by natural disasters that are becoming all too frequent as the world heats up.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Britain’s political and investor class are deeply scarred by former Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss’s unexpected decision in 2022 to announce large unfunded tax cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Los Angeles in 2026 has been scarred by destructive wildfires, battered by the slowdown in the entertainment industry and its urban core is still struggling to rebound from the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

Complicating efforts to battle it is the fact that its epicentre lies in the east, a mineral-rich region that has been scarred by violence from various armed groups for more than three decades.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

Brullo stood by the curtain, a scarred hand upon his sword, and Celaena studied the scene.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Although the regrown tissues were not perfect replicas of the originals, the researchers believe the approach could eventually help reduce scarring and improve tissue repair after amputations.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

He described the situation as the "perfect storm" for young people, warning that becoming detached from the labour market can have a "scarring impact", with the lifetime loss approaching £300,000 for each young person.

From BBC May 29, 2026

The damage is permanent: Once scarring occurs, hair can’t grow in that spot again.

From Slate May 23, 2026

Georgieva said the IMF was poised to lower that growth forecast and sees higher short-term inflation due to infrastructure damage, supply disruptions, losses of confidence, and other scarring effects from the war in Iran.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

Salva could tell by the ritual scarring on the man’s face that he was from the Nuer tribe.

From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park




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