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
His ambition was driven by ghosts and dysfunction, and he was well on his way to becoming one of those tormented “geniuses” who, in Carmy’s own words, just make everything worse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Jefferson could also be tormented by love, when it was shattered by loss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
All day long he had been tormented by his mistake.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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