bruise
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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
There are now calls to widen the investigation to examine the case of Damion Russell after medics at Blackpool Victoria Hospital failed to ask his father about an old bruise on his head.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 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
Still, now, hours after my assignment, I can feel it beating so hard against my chest I think it might bruise my ribs.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
He keeps going to the doctor, has bruises on both hands, and brags about passing dementia tests.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
The press is full of uninformed speculation about bruises on his hands and puffy ankles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
"There have been a lot of bruises this season," Howe said.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
So while The Riddler and The Clock King deepen their commitment to each other, Bane’s loneliness bruises him as if he were an overly ripe peach.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2023
Doctors and nurses administered first aid for cuts and bruises and the effects of tear gas as marchers lay moaning and weeping on couches, chairs and the floor.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
Moldy, bruised and rotten fruits and vegetables should also be avoided.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 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
Former British number one Draper has only played 15 matches in the past 12 months, largely because of the bruised humerus that has been bothering him for over a year.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“He had a badly bruised face,” said I, recalling what I hardly knew I knew.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
The negotiations have been so bruising that bad blood has built up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
He also said the authenticity of the bite marks on the photo — which form a circular shape with an absence of bruising — could be challenged in court by an expert in tooth reconstruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
SpaceX’s stock is climbing on Tuesday and is set to snap a bruising seven-session losing streak.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
U.S. stocks fell Friday as a deepening selloff in semiconductor shares and a sharp drop in Netflix extended a bruising week for technology investors, while oil prices surged on escalating U.S.-Iran tensions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 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
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