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One told me they would rather the focus had been wooing younger voters by tackling the amount graduates repay in student loans, an old bruise for the Lib Dems.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

But the images also bring back “the chirping and the beeping,” the panic and urgency, and the toe-prick tests that made Jackson bruise and “squeal” with pain.

From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026

Insurance isn’t there to handle every bump and bruise.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

Confidently, “Yes” ups the buffoonery in a big way, signaling an increased willingness to bruise viewers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

Sandy scratches at his jaw, and I notice that alongside the bruise, he’s got red bumps on his face, his hands and legs.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

"The next I saw him was when I was literally underneath him and thankfully no serious damage. A couple of bumps and bruises but managed to walk away unscathed, luckily."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“When the consequences of a geopolitical crisis roils oil markets and bruises the bond market, it is only a matter of time before equities get hit,” Brooks of XTB added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

When people notice his plentiful bruises, Almásy makes up excuses, leading them to think he’s a klutz.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

The trade brawl could leave both countries with more bruises than a hockey fight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

He bandages cuts and bruises, passes the time of day with cops, and since a good half of the girls are Christian Scientists, reads aloud his share of Science and Health on a Sunday morning.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

Salisbury was colorful: A mixed martial arts enthusiast, he once appeared at the agency’s headquarters with his face bruised and eye blackened from a recent bout.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

These battles leave even the toughest environmental advocates within governments bruised.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Even activist heavyweight Elliott Investment Management was bruised there in 2015, when it failed to block a merger inside the vast Samsung group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

The Buddha, seeing him bruised, bloody, and weeping, smiles and tells him he must bear it.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

She nodded slightly, making no comment, yet I knew how bruised she must be by the imminent parting.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Markets saw a turbulent summer: the AI trade stumbled as semiconductor stocks fell, hedge fund Situational Awareness suffered a bruising decline and leveraged investors unwound their riskiest positions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

But even then, the film feels energized by its bold mixture of pulp pleasures and weighty musings, operating with a bruising efficiency that Ali’s skilled assassin would no doubt respect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

This included a failure to properly investigate why she started wearing a hijab - that covered the bruising - for "fear of causing offence".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Chip stocks were staging a sharp rally on Thursday, continuing their comeback from a bruising selloff at the start of the week.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Vanderbilt, also wound up with stress, blew off steam in bruising morning football games with the exercise boys.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand