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torture

[tawr-cher] / ˈtɔr tʃər /




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"The degree of illness and sickness that I went through was hell on earth, it was torture, to go through that and to be able to bounce back."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The Israeli foreign ministry has said the claims of torture are "false and baseless".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

If you tell people to torture themselves by listening to their baby cry instead of soothing her, there’s a reasonable possibility that they will report some benefits to the method even if there aren’t any.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Those who suffered torture and other acts of mutilation will receive individualised rehabilitation programmes, it added.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Her too-tight braids torture her so she unlooses them as she moves toward me.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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