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Demand was so pent up that it crashed the website of distributor Vinegar Syndrome more than once.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Australian migration agent Mark Welch said there was a pent up demand following Brexit, which was combined with those who weren't able to go because of Covid-19.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
Having been pent up for so long, friendless and homesick, they go wild in the safety of Luna’s generic apartment, which scenic designer Tanya Orellana furnishes with makeshift graduate school touches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
Toxic energy and animosity get pent up, and carried out into the yard.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025
Tell me what happened, but there was such a powerful need in me, pent up for so long, to speak about it, to say the words.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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