scarring

Example Sentences

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The damage is permanent: Once scarring occurs, hair can’t grow in that spot again.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Georgieva said the IMF was poised to lower that growth forecast and sees higher short-term inflation due to infrastructure damage, supply disruptions, losses of confidence, and other scarring effects from the war in Iran.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

U.S. jobless claims declined last week, with little sign so far that the rise in global energy prices prompted by the conflict in the Middle East is scarring employment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Their analysis showed that miR-93 drives fat buildup, inflammation, and scarring in the liver by suppressing SIRT1, a gene that plays a key role in managing fat metabolism inside liver cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

I tried my best to resist the urge to pop my zits, because I'd been warned that would cause scarring, but they never seemed to go away on their own.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi