harrowing
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She paid tribute to the victims' families, saying they "conducted themselves with a quiet dignity throughout this investigation and who have had to listen to, and see, some harrowing evidence".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
While the situations Ms. Abrams describes look harrowing on paper, the music never makes you feel it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Beck took a pass at the late Elliott Smith’s ghostly “Needle in The Hay,” used to harrowing effect in the same film, and later Love’s “Alone Again, Or”.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
She said listening back to Brian's calls to the emergency services was "harrowing".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Geraniums blazed from the white housefronts, the red of them, against the chalky clapboard, fierce and harrowing.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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