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Festival travel across the U.S. in particular will be aptly widespread, though the film’s commercial prospects hinge on audiences’ willingness to pick at an unhealed wound.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
At least five of them bear unhealed marks of violence, including cuts on the humerus, which are indicative of intentional killing, according to the news release.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
After all, Benedict is perfectly fine leaping into a body of water with an unhealed abdominal wound.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Photograph by Stuart Palley I’m writing on the eve of the anniversary of the fires that flattened my Pacific Palisades neighborhood, all but erased the community of Altadena, and left unhealed scars across Los Angeles.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
At least five of them bear unhealed marks of violence, including cuts on the humerus, which are indicative of intentional killing, according to the news release.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
After all, Benedict is perfectly fine leaping into a body of water with an unhealed abdominal wound.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Photograph by Stuart Palley I’m writing on the eve of the anniversary of the fires that flattened my Pacific Palisades neighborhood, all but erased the community of Altadena, and left unhealed scars across Los Angeles.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Unhealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhealed. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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unhealed
adjective
un·healed
ˌən-ˈhēld 
: not healed
unhealed wounds
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