deformity
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O’Connor’s South—influenced as much by Hawthorne as by Faulkner—is a metaphysical realm of spiritual deformity and, at moments, shocking prophetic insight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Below these warnings were eight images of various waterborne funk and deformity, each about as pleasant as an autopsy photo.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2025
Surgery is often required to prevent heel deformity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
One girl with clubfoot, a congenital deformity, who was desperate for orthotic shoes.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
Dr. Remile was quite shocked, whether by my deformity or my audacity I can’t say, but probably less shocked than I was by the sound of my own voice.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
This novel centers on Pothivelu Pandaram, a hustling businessman in southern India whose trade consists of managing men and women with physical deformities who beg outside temples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
As the energy deficit worsens, cells gradually weaken and die, leading to symptoms such as muscle weakness, poor coordination, and deformities in the feet.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2025
Her son, Vicente Giron Sarria, had been diagnosed with facial deformities, and Lakatos began joining Blanco and her partner at every meeting with the craniofacial team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
Years later, concerns arose when mothers living near the reclamation site gave birth to children with upper limb deformities.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025
Doctors had done a small operation just after I was born to remove the tumor that split the middle of my face and caused my facial deformities.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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