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Since hair follicles contain stem cells that support skin healing, fewer hair follicles could translate into fewer stem cells and a slower mending of scrapes and scratches in humans.—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025 Cover and help protect minor wounds, cuts, scrapes and burns with BAND-AID Brand Flexible Fabric Adhesive Bandages featuring details from artworks by Katsushika Hokusai in The Met collection.—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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One woman waiting for a Metrobus on Biscayne Island, the closest to the mainland of the Venetian Islands, was slammed to the pavement and rolled around, scraping her arm.—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025 Hundreds of writers have posted on X, Tumblr, and Reddit about ways to restrict their fics from AI scraping.—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrape
Some of the encounters were video recorded and took place over days, according to prosecutors.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
Some, including National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, are reportedly wary of the encounter, while others, such as Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, support it for its potential to foster new deals.
Most were, like O’Neil, young and ardent admirers of the actor, who at that point was between movies and had a different kind of creative itch to scratch.
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Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
The one-sheet recipes that arrive with each box, detailing how to make scratch ramen or mushroom Dijon chicken, are far less complicated than the process that got those ingredients to your door.
After sweeping aside Monza in their first Coppa Italia outing, their road to the final had not been easier, gritting out an impressive win over Atalanta in the quarterfinals before beating an Empoli side who had eliminated Juventus in the previous round.
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Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Lee’s big swing came after Bailey Ober, working a day earlier than expected because of Joe Ryan’s illness, gritted out a start where nothing seemed to come easy.
Corbett’s autopsy report revealed abrasions on his forehead, under his eye, and on his shoulder blades.
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Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
Medical examiner found Nichols' cause of death was homicide
Dr. Marco Ross, the chief medical examiner for the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center, said Nichols had multiple injuries including abrasions and bruises across his body.
Cops responding to a 911 call around 3:30 p.m. discovered the 40-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the right leg and a graze wound from a bullet on his left knee outside a deli near Neptune Ave.
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Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
Crime: 3 killed, 5 injured in shooting at restaurant in Glendale, Arizona: Police
Teens treated at hospital for injuries
One victim, a 17-year-old female, received a graze wound to the forehead, and she was treated and released from the hospital, the Ledger reported.
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