tormented
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Inside the courtroom, Mark Nowak said he was "tormented" by thoughts of his son's death.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The gloriously confident Eden and the tormented Don seek clashing versions of artistic success, and when both eventually arrive there, the clash resounds and lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Corvette, a promising and hard-working designer herself who aspires to Christie’s brilliance, is tormented by nightmares of rich people complaining about the generation who “can’t expect everything to be handed to them.”
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Users were plunged into their own sleepless, tormented isolation and symptoms of profound mental illness.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
All day long he had been tormented by his mistake.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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