wound
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The law defines "take" to mean "harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct."
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
For Aguirre, the loss reopened a familiar wound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
To rub salt into the wound, Argentina went on to beat West Germany in the final to lift the trophy.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
How it wound up at the center of the AI boom.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
On their left, the Green River wound its way toward the Pacific Ocean next to them.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
At the same time, the new “Little House on the Prairie” counsels that independence is more of a tall tale than a reality for a nation healing from the wounds of conflict.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
To overcome those limitations, the researchers developed a powder that can conform to wounds of many different shapes and sizes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures, released Tuesday by the U.S. government, are rubbing salt in their wounds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Tuchel has self-inflicted wounds because of his selection of two players with a history of injury problems in Tino Livramento and Reece James.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“The wounds of these men are fresh and untended. Someone shall answer for this neglect!”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing wound
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 1
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