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wrecking

[rek-ing] / ˈrɛk ɪŋ /


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Rather, he yelled at them in a private meeting, complaining that by threatening to stop the war, they were wrecking his bargaining power in the ongoing peace talks.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

He recalls wrecking his back while taking about 19 plane flights over the course of three weeks.

From MarketWatch May 25, 2026

"TCM bars" have popped up in several cities across China, epitomising what the country's stressed-out, time-poor youth refer to as "punk wellness", or "wrecking yourself while saving yourself".

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

He took a roster of overlooked and undersized misfits and molded them into a wrecking machine.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

I thought it would come pretty close to wrecking me to stand at the front window and watch them—two of them this time—walk out with their things in their arms.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez




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