as in to blow out
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After the game, Tillman showed up at the press area without shoes on, his sock bloodied where a defender’s cleat had pierced his boot.
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Tillman, whose right foot was bloodied before the kick because a Bosnian player stepped on it, still arced a shot over five standing Bosnians, into an unsaveable spot that keeper Nikola Vasilj almost dared Tillman to target.
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The incident would live on in the national consciousness and permanently scar Exxon’s reputation.
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Instead of rigid probes that scar the brain, the porous, ultraflexible meshes were built to match the softness of cells and move with them.
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Take two mint crowns, lightly bruise them with your fingers, and stick them against the inside close to the straw.
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The operatives take the drives and release Jane, who is bruised and bloodied.
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“Contuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contuse. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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