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haggard

[hag-erd] / ˈhæg ərd /


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But in 2024, Venezuela produced only about one percent of global crude, its industry left haggard by years of underinvestment, mismanagement and US sanctions.

From Barron's Mar. 1, 2026

It would not have been my first choice for something to discard—I’d have nominated the haggard horse face that stares back at me daily when I shave—but nobody asked me.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

"I did the one pair of wheels - I will say they're absolutely haggard," he laughed.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2025

He wore the haggard shell-shocked expression everyone wears after leaving transit.

From Slate May 19, 2025

“I’ll keep on trying,” he said, as a look of despair crossed his haggard face.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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