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wound

[woond, wound] / wund, waʊnd /






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Achim said he managed to tie a rope above his leg wound and the crew called emergency services.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

It’s a wound that I have forever, and I would give anything to not have it.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

They also believe that learning more about the local activity of C3 could improve understanding of other biological processes, including wound healing and the regulation of inflammation.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

"Once there's enough energy wound up in the higher layers, it can then be released, as a flare or what's known as a coronal mass ejection," he said.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

It wound up like a dark cloud of cotton candy behind her head.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

His subsequent research showed that these precursor cells multiply dramatically around the edges of brain wounds.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Thongchai, who was chairman of the Nonthaburi local government administration, later died of his wounds, according to Sakon Sukprom, director of Phra Nang Klao hospital.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

A city-commissioned inspection report found that waste and high temperatures at the warehouse could speed up the breeding of flies capable of infecting wounds in both people and animals, a local NBC affiliate reported, external.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

On a recent summer day, loud air conditioners blew cool air as nurses drew blood and tended wounds, calling to mind the makeshift spaces used during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Sorrows you thought long forgotten mingle with still-fresh wounds.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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