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They are lacerated by propellers.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026 -
Some of the women were bleeding from their reproductive organs, while others had blood dripping from slashes on their breasts, their bodies having been lacerated with a sharp instrument.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the past few years, Russia, at an enormous cost to its own forces, made steady advances on the battlefield (most estimates suggest more than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the conflict).—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Semrade fled the station immediately after the attack, leaving Ozsoy critically injured on the platform.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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According to the country’s National News Agency, Israeli strikes killed five people and wounded three in the town of Toura, just south of the Litani River.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Two victims were fatally wounded Thursday night while driving in the Garfield Park neighborhood on the city’s West Side, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The weekend events are designed to showcase the street's new makeover and draw customers back to businesses that were battered by years of construction, steering away clientele.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Believing sanctions relief was not a realistic outcome after the agreement’s failure, Iran – though battered by losing access to the global financial system – has found increasingly creative workarounds.—
Charmaine N. Willis,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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The play was widely denounced after Greig bloodied a defenseless Walker with an uppercut to the face while Walker was held in a headlock by another Senators player.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In six weeks, Iran was bloodied and battered into submission.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the war has damaged that argument.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oil infrastructure in the Middle East has been damaged or disrupted in the Iran war.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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According to reports, the roughly 2,900-pound rhino burst from cover and fatally gored him before retreating back into the reserve.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Ricardo Ortiz was handling the bulls in their enclosures at La Malagueta, a historic bullring in Málaga, when one of the animals gored him, according to Lances de Futuro, the company organizing the bullfight.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Kancey, 25, tore his pectoral muscle in a Week 2 win at Houston and missed most of last season.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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James Maddison sustained the injury during pre-season in August, Wilson Odobert tore his ACL in February, while Radu Dragusin ruptured the ligament in February 2025.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Contused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contused. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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