bent
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“A country where formal rules are routinely bent to accommodate political necessity cannot manufacture monetary credibility through institutional design alone,” Mr. Cachanosky argues.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Other prominent voices seem bent on convincing us that telework plays a significant negative factor in women’s career advancement.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
But Standard Oil finally went under the knife in 1911, split into 34 separate companies that sometimes seem like they are bent on reunifying.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
He prioritized that one above the one next to it that had a bent wheel and frame.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Then I bent down and put my nose against his to show him that we were still friends.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Vocabulary lists containing bent
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 3
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