tormented
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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
Malinin shouted and punched the air with relief after finishing a skate that showed he had achieved his desire to “move on” from the Olympics after days tormented by his mistakes.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
In attack, both Laurens - Hemp and James - impressed as they tormented Iceland's full-backs.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Arsenal midfielder Eberechi Eze tormented Tottenham again as his double revived the Premier League leaders' title bid in a 4-1 rout of their north London rivals on Sunday.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
They were also tormented by diarrhea from the uncooked meat they had been forced to eat.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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