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harrowing

[har-oh-ing] / ˈhær oʊ ɪŋ /


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Appeared in the April 8, 2026, print edition as 'Travel Is Harrowing for Flyers in Wartime'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Harrowing details in Unicef's report underscore the dire situation.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

Harrowing videos from the scene showed rescuers digging frantically with shovels and bare hands, searching by the light of cellphones and flashlights for injured survivors buried in deep craters in the sand.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

Harrowing footage posted online showed the woman being plucked from the car by a helicopter technician using a rescue harness.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

You'll be doing a favor to Mrs. Bartlett by buying a jelly roll and you'll be doing a favor to me by making a party of three to see The Bandit of Harrowing Highway.

From Pee-Wee Harris on the Trail by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese




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