- plural of sore.
sores
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Mowi’s salmon start their lives in land-based tanks, where they are vaccinated against various illnesses, such as pancreatic disease and winter sores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
This can be on the bowel or in the lungs - and the cells multiply, creating raw and angry sores.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
I was told it had healed diabetes sores, infertility, a frozen shoulder, and the common cold.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Patients also frequently dealt with stomatitis – painful swelling and sores inside the mouth – as well as diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
My mother’s hands and face had burst forth in sores.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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