torment
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Still, Messinger, 85 years old, described the same torment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
A strikingly potent Frida, Isabel Leonard used her velvety mezzo to find the drama of the artist’s remembered torment as well as the undulating sensuality of her love for painting and colors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
He is accompanied on his reluctant journey to the finish line with a group of characters who by turns torment and placate him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
After the torment of defeat in week one, Scotland are top of the table.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
It was as if the whole park was in torment.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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