scar
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And inspiration is easy to find in this piece of North America’s so-called “Galapagos,” where the Pacific sparkles in the background of any burn scar.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Once Sinner and Djokovic were out of the way, Zverev took over as the clear front-runner - but he has scar tissue from his previous Grand Slam final defeats.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Dizzyingly deep pits from large-scale mining scar India's ancient Aravalli mountains, threatening the future of a forested buffer that New Delhi relies on for protection from furnace-hot desert winds.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Abrupt, unwelcome occurrences scar our autonomy and cripple our illusion of independence; the question of what went wrong falls on our shoulders, another loop to languish inside.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
He touched the scar on his cheek as though remembering the day he received it.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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