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It is not quite the classic meet-cute, though cute enough, contusions aside: Stan is less concerned about his head than with the location of Cynthia’s bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

His security guard said he suffered back injuries as well as lacerations and contusions.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

The lawsuit states that Easton “has suffered in the past and will continue to suffer in the future, aches, pains, trauma, contusions, humiliation, embarrassment, suffering, disfigurement, and/or inconvenience.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

The many serious patients they send straight to a stabilization clinic, but here they treat many concussions, contusions and frostbite.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023

“Yeah. I’m fine. A little sore and scratched up from where I got thrown into some bushes, but no contusions or signs of internal bleeding.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray