bruise
Example Sentences
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His most bruising reviews bring us back to ourselves, to messy, genuine feeling.
Nowruz, which is celebrated by hundreds of millions worldwide and involves 13 days of festivities, follows a particularly bruising year for Iranians.
From Los Angeles Times
The source also told the outlet Ritchson crashed, fell off his motorcycle and incurred cuts and bruises.
From Los Angeles Times
Earlier in the session, major cryptocurrency prices were trending down following renewed threats from the U.S External link. and Iran External link over the weekend, which had bruised financial markets.
From Barron's
U.S. stocks finished sharply lower on Friday, as investors wrapped up another bruising week.
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