scratched

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Scratched on the wall were notches, which authorities said were made by detainees possibly to count the number of days held, as well as messages.

From Reuters • Jan. 12, 2023

Scratched goalie Jonas Johansson also was acknowledged in the video.

From Fox News • Mar. 8, 2022

Scratched and battered, he ran away into the darkness.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2020

Scratched into their gold borders is the word “Matthews,” an indication the plaques were the work of a company in Pittsburgh that made honor rolls and World War I monuments.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2018

Scratched on the paper is the voice of a woman singing the French folk song 'Au clair de la lune, mon ami Pierrot’.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall