tormented
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About a month after that, the financier, tormented by fears of further investigation, died of apoplexy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Omar Marmoush: Debutant was quickly parachuted into starting line-up, having tormented Newcastle so many times before with Manchester City.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
From Boyle Heights to Monterey Park, residents said they were overwhelmed by the smoke from the week-long fire, and then tormented by the horrible stench from decaying meat and seafood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“You do not seem to be tormented by what you did.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
They ambled along, stopping now and then to breathe deeply of the smell of Newtown Creek which flowed its narrow tormented way a few blocks up Grand Street.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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