cleft

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Habermas was born with a cleft palate that required repeated operations as a child, an experience he later said helped shape his thinking about language and communication.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The medical term for my ailment is an asymmetrical gluteal cleft, though requests to fix it are far less common than those to eliminate cellulite, flatten the tummy, or augment the breasts.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

But he famously had a big cleft chin.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2023

I compared it to my own visual lexicon of roundness: cleft chin, tight curls, bumpy nose.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2023

And the birds which spent the day in the brushland came at night to the little pools that were like steps in the mountain cleft.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck