Word: scarring
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...third grade there was this kid named Cornelius who moved to a Connecticut private school from D.C. He had a sick scar on his face from a riding his bike off a wall. Girls were all like, “Wow, Cornelius, your five-subject binder is enormous, will you juice me?” and Cornelius had to put them on pause like, “I’m too young for sex. I’m gonna go play Sega, holler at me when your boobs sprout...
...scheme of Rocky IV is numbingly familiar. Our hero is discovered at his ease, enjoying the sweet rewards of his pugilistic toil, no clouds on his scar tissue. There then lumbers into sight a giant threat not just to his well-being but to all that he--we--holds dear. Yes, literally a giant. Replacing Mr. T in this thankless role is a humongous Soviet called Drago (Dolph Lundgren). Behind this wild bull of the steppes, a totalitarian state has mobilized all its technological wizardry (including, it is hinted, steroids) in order to claim not merely a world championship...
...myriad pores encourage the buildup of deposits on the lenses, creating a perfect breeding ground for bacteria. The resulting infection spreads to the cornea and can cause partial or complete blindness in just 24 hours. Even if the problem is caught and treated early, Kenyon says, a scar often remains, interfering with vision...
...real punishment for plagiarism is shame,” Hoffer writes. “A student may have a mark on his or her record, but a scholar admonished in public, no matter how slight or easily explained the offense, carries the scar for a lifetime where everyone can see it. So the double standard is not so double as you might think...
Although he initially thought that a patch previously installed on his femoral artery had ruptured, a buildup of scar tissue was responsible for the pain, Gross said...