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He had cuts to his face and bruises. Employees heard the disturbance and the perpetrators fled. – Lance Lazzaro	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We don’t always press charges which are based on each individual case, we always call and notify the police of all incidents. Adriana had several cuts and bruises. – Triantafillos Parlapanides	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This issue really hurt the collective conscience of the Iranian people, because for many years the Iranian people had suffered, and one of the main sufferings was that half the population was constantly being harassed because of their gender, because of their body, i do believe that both in Iran and in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, hijab is being used as a means of exerting violence and meting out violence against women, bruising and hurting women, and then covering them in a veil to hide all the bruises and the hurt. – Iran Social Media Iranian couple	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Maybe life isn't about avoiding the bruises. Maybe it's about collecting the scars to prove we showed up for it. – unknown	added by unochickie 1 year ago
I’m in quite a bit of pain, mainly on my left side of my body. I have bruises from head to toe, some big, some small, like all over my body, we just grabbed each other and ducked our head and all I remember is the metal bar flying up and then me flying up. I don’t remember anything and I remember opening my eyes belly first on the ground. – Emma Lopinto	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
She wakes up every single day to a familiar face. She tells me she loves me...and I know she’s safe, i don’t have to wonder where bruises came from on her body. I don’t have to wonder if she’s sitting in a wet undergarment. – Susan Ryder	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We do understand that the suspect had bruises on his hands and cuts on his face, those were just a number of things that I think gave them enough credible information to detain this guy. – Daryl Washington	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Im feeling fine. You know, Ive got a few bruises here and there. Luckily, the fingers werent broken, just jammed a bit. So Im doing OK, im doing a lot better than my sergeant and the lieutenant that was attacked. – Terrence Monahan	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Look for fruits that are firm, don't have soft brown spots or bruises, and are not overly ripe. – Al Bochi	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We've had injuries ranging from lacerations to bumps and bruises from folks being thrown around in their houses due to the storms. – Elizabeth Long	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We've had injuries ranging from lacerations to bumps and bruises from folks being thrown around in their houses. – Elizabeth Long	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
No one has gone through life without acquiring scars and bruises. Some wounds are hidden inside us and only we can feel. They are badges of our day-to-day struggle to learn and survive. RJ Intindola – 1981 – RJ Intindola	added by RJ Intindola 4 years ago
No one has gone through life without acquiring scars and bruises. These wounds are hidden inside us and only we can feel. They are badges of our day-to-day struggle to learn and survive. – RJ Intindola	added by RJ Intindola 4 years ago
Bumps and bruises, whatever, you need to fight them in this moment. – Nikola Jokic	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
The majority of them were bumps, bruises and cuts, i'm not aware of any life-threatening injuries at this point. – Steve Coleman	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We were getting ready for bed, and when I pulled his shirt off, I saw cuts and bruises on his body. That didn't look like marks of someone helping him get up. – Thatcher Grayson	Found on CNN 5 years ago
This is very personal for me,” said Nicholas Alahverdian. “I was a legislative aide for the House of Representatives at the same time I was in the night-to-night program. I was hurt in the group homes and shelters, and legislators saw the bruises and cuts and decided something needed to be done.” – Nicholas Alahverdian	added by anonymous 5 years ago
Upon reviewing the case, we observed the autopsy photos and the autopsy report, and Natalie Wood had numerous bruises on Natalie Wood head, arms and legs, which appeared to be assaultive in nature, there was a broken bottle that was found on the boat that Robert Wagner had told investigators, originally, that Robert Wagner believed that it was rough seas — it had fallen over and broken. – Ralph Hernandez	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Both of them have bruises, scratches, lacerations, and the exact same type of injuries that the complaining victims have. – Arthur Aidala	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
He is touching me the whole time, I was covered in bruises. Not just my arms, everywhere including my breasts. – Susan Morris	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Some injured passengers were not wearing seat belts. All victims were taken to a local hospital with various injuries, mostly fractures and bruises. Some require surgery. Fifteen people remain hospitalized. – Russian Embassy in Bangkok	Found on CNN 6 years ago
I didn't see her face to face, and can’t say for sure what was or wasn’t on her face; however, she has had lengthy face-to-face contact with building personnel, who have confirmed that on at least two separate occasions following the alleged incident and before Friday’s [temporary restraining order] hearing. She had no make-up and no bruises on her face. – Sara Azari	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
The Western Command is saddened by the incident involving our fellow Filipinos, they are in stable condition, except for some bruises. – Captain Cherryl Tindog	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
It doesn't discriminate. It's not just poor people. It's not just people without fathers or mothers or guidance. It's everybody. It's your sorority sister. It's your friend. It's your sibling. It's your child, and I think it's very important for people to realize that you need to talk about it and you need to explain it while you're younger. It's not just bruises that are giveaways for an abusive relationship. ... It's how someone talks to you. It's how someone treats you. It's how someone talks about you to others. – Mattis Collier	Found on CNN 8 years ago

He had cuts to his face and bruises. Employees heard the disturbance and the perpetrators fled.

– Lance Lazzaro

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We don’t always press charges which are based on each individual case, we always call and notify the police of all incidents. Adriana had several cuts and bruises.

– Triantafillos Parlapanides

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This issue really hurt the collective conscience of the Iranian people, because for many years the Iranian people had suffered, and one of the main sufferings was that half the population was constantly being harassed because of their gender, because of their body, i do believe that both in Iran and in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, hijab is being used as a means of exerting violence and meting out violence against women, bruising and hurting women, and then covering them in a veil to hide all the bruises and the hurt.

– Iran Social Media Iranian couple

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Maybe life isn't about avoiding the bruises. Maybe it's about collecting the scars to prove we showed up for it.

– unknown

added by unochickie
1 year ago

I’m in quite a bit of pain, mainly on my left side of my body. I have bruises from head to toe, some big, some small, like all over my body, we just grabbed each other and ducked our head and all I remember is the metal bar flying up and then me flying up. I don’t remember anything and I remember opening my eyes belly first on the ground.

– Emma Lopinto

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

She wakes up every single day to a familiar face. She tells me she loves me...and I know she’s safe, i don’t have to wonder where bruises came from on her body. I don’t have to wonder if she’s sitting in a wet undergarment.

– Susan Ryder

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We do understand that the suspect had bruises on his hands and cuts on his face, those were just a number of things that I think gave them enough credible information to detain this guy.

– Daryl Washington

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Im feeling fine. You know, Ive got a few bruises here and there. Luckily, the fingers werent broken, just jammed a bit. So Im doing OK, im doing a lot better than my sergeant and the lieutenant that was attacked.

– Terrence Monahan

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Look for fruits that are firm, don't have soft brown spots or bruises, and are not overly ripe.

– Al Bochi

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We've had injuries ranging from lacerations to bumps and bruises from folks being thrown around in their houses due to the storms.

– Elizabeth Long

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We've had injuries ranging from lacerations to bumps and bruises from folks being thrown around in their houses.

– Elizabeth Long

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

No one has gone through life without acquiring scars and bruises. Some wounds are hidden inside us and only we can feel. They are badges of our day-to-day struggle to learn and survive. RJ Intindola – 1981

– RJ Intindola

added by RJ Intindola
4 years ago

No one has gone through life without acquiring scars and bruises. These wounds are hidden inside us and only we can feel. They are badges of our day-to-day struggle to learn and survive.

– RJ Intindola

added by RJ Intindola
4 years ago

Bumps and bruises, whatever, you need to fight them in this moment.

– Nikola Jokic

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

The majority of them were bumps, bruises and cuts, i'm not aware of any life-threatening injuries at this point.

– Steve Coleman

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We were getting ready for bed, and when I pulled his shirt off, I saw cuts and bruises on his body. That didn't look like marks of someone helping him get up.

– Thatcher Grayson

Found on CNN
5 years ago

This is very personal for me,” said Nicholas Alahverdian. “I was a legislative aide for the House of Representatives at the same time I was in the night-to-night program. I was hurt in the group homes and shelters, and legislators saw the bruises and cuts and decided something needed to be done.”

– Nicholas Alahverdian

added by anonymous
5 years ago

Upon reviewing the case, we observed the autopsy photos and the autopsy report, and Natalie Wood had numerous bruises on Natalie Wood head, arms and legs, which appeared to be assaultive in nature, there was a broken bottle that was found on the boat that Robert Wagner had told investigators, originally, that Robert Wagner believed that it was rough seas — it had fallen over and broken.

– Ralph Hernandez

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Both of them have bruises, scratches, lacerations, and the exact same type of injuries that the complaining victims have.

– Arthur Aidala

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

He is touching me the whole time, I was covered in bruises. Not just my arms, everywhere including my breasts.

– Susan Morris

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Some injured passengers were not wearing seat belts. All victims were taken to a local hospital with various injuries, mostly fractures and bruises. Some require surgery. Fifteen people remain hospitalized.

– Russian Embassy in Bangkok

Found on CNN
6 years ago

I didn't see her face to face, and can’t say for sure what was or wasn’t on her face; however, she has had lengthy face-to-face contact with building personnel, who have confirmed that on at least two separate occasions following the alleged incident and before Friday’s [temporary restraining order] hearing. She had no make-up and no bruises on her face.

– Sara Azari

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

The Western Command is saddened by the incident involving our fellow Filipinos, they are in stable condition, except for some bruises.

– Captain Cherryl Tindog

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

It doesn't discriminate. It's not just poor people. It's not just people without fathers or mothers or guidance. It's everybody. It's your sorority sister. It's your friend. It's your sibling. It's your child, and I think it's very important for people to realize that you need to talk about it and you need to explain it while you're younger. It's not just bruises that are giveaways for an abusive relationship. ... It's how someone talks to you. It's how someone treats you. It's how someone talks about you to others.

– Mattis Collier

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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