laceration
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Tole spent two days in the hospital after suffering a deep laceration on his left cheek that his attorney said affected his ability to speak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Per the CPSC, “small metal pieces can detach from the garlic press, posing a laceration or ingestion hazard to consumers.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2025
It added that Lula suffered a laceration to the back of his head and is being monitored by doctors.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2024
Mr Tran, who was sitting next to his friend one row behind the section which blew out, said he suffered injuries including a laceration to his leg.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024
“The worst laceration was on your upper lip,” Armand said.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Cordido suffered lacerations and is being cared for by a neighbor who is a nurse and visits him daily.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Two officers were treated for lacerations, according to city officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
They had "lacerations on their hands, their feet," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
His mechanic, identified by the CHP as Rolph Wuetherich, about 27, of Hollywood, suffered a fractured jaw, fractured hip and body lacerations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
The chupacabras’s mordida had left three ugly lacerations two inches above her ankle, on the outside of her leg, so both her ankle and calf were swollen to twice their normal size.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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