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  • Her nose had shifted to one side as if recently broken, and still-healing cuts lacerated her beautiful brown skin.

    My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011

  • All give wrenching, powerful performances as the plot, conceived by 24 veterans Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, makes us question what's what and who's the gravest danger to our still-healing nation.

    Critic's TCA Notebook: Showtime and the CW 2011

  • Derek Jeter won't play because he wants to rest his still-healing right calf—a calf that looked very solid this past weekend as he raced around the bases after hitting a home run for his 3,000th hit.

    Absent All-Stars Can Learn From Willie Jason Gay 2011

  • Her nose had shifted to one side as if recently broken, and still-healing cuts lacerated her beautiful brown skin.

    My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011

  • Her nose had shifted to one side as if recently broken, and still-healing cuts lacerated her beautiful brown skin.

    My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011

  • A U.S. debt downgrade could be a tough blow for the still-healing municipal bond market, SmartMoney's Jonelle Marte reports.

    Muni-Pricing Services Brace for Downgrade Daisy Maxey 2011

  • Although as the still-healing lawman tells a fellow officer, "These boots aren't made for runnin'."

    Matt's TV Week in Review: Stunts on Grey's and Glee, and More 2012

  • Despite the still-healing bone bruise in his left ankle, Davis felt strong enough to consider heading to Florida to play in a minor-league rehab game, and last Thursday, Santana put his surgically repaired left shoulder through its most rigorous test in the last 11 months, throwing three shutout innings for the Single-A St. Lucie Mets.

    Optimism's a Mirage for Ailing Mets Mike Sielski 2011

  • At the same time, high unemployment, weakened household balance sheets, sluggish income gains and a still-healing financial sector are holding back advanced economy recoveries.

    John Lipsky: 2011: A Pivotal Year for Global Cooperation John Lipsky 2011

  • She looked down at it, at her bitten fingernails, the still-healing scratches along the backs of her fingers.

    Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010

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