scar
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She bore a large scar on her face when she met with AFP at her home in Bethlehem, holding a stuffed fox that had belonged to her son.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
GDF15 also appeared to slow the progression of liver fibrosis, the accumulation of scar tissue that occurs as liver disease becomes more advanced.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Economists warn the issue risks leaving a permanent scar on the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
She said Theo would often kick inside her, hitting her scar and causing her pain.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
"Like my father always says, Those that scar you are you.'"
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
Walking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in gnarled scars, with an accumulation of rocks surrounding its base.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Yet, here, there are no visible stitches, no scars or seams.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
"We are left in the lurch, without any money, any means of support, just only the scars from the war," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“And yet, survivors are the ones who have carried their scars for decades.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
This was not the time to be dealing with her scars.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
A city centre, once so scarred by sectarian violence that it was barricaded off every night, was turned into one big, pedestrianised stage to showcase all its traditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Even before ensnaring Ruffo, the ever-expanding huachicol fiscal scandal had already scarred the Mexican navy, long one of the nation’s most trusted institutions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
How unnerving that its creation scarred its creator.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
Their elders, who are more numerous and much richer, remain scarred by the bull market of the 1980s, which crashed in 1990 leaving lost decades in its wake.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
He took Nok's hand in his and rubbed the scarred tattoo.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
When coal dust is repeatedly inhaled over time, it causes scarring in the lungs that makes it difficult to breathe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
When cracks began scarring the structure and the front steps started to sink shortly after its 1922 opening, some people feared that nothing would stop the descent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
"She's now on antibiotics, she's had water infections, she has got scarring on her kidneys because of this," Kayley says.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
According to the outlet, Collins has permanent scarring on his pancreas, and his kidneys “barely” function.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
With a start, she saw the gray in them was from scarring: punctured places in his eyes that had healed over time.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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