wracked
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The recent software rally has offered some vindication for bulls who stood by their contrarian calls after a brutal selloff wracked the sector earlier this year.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Rowe wracked her brain for something, or someone, who might be able to help her sister.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Florence, wracked by dissent and besieged by the Holy Roman Empire, remained in ferment until the Medicis consolidated power in 1530 into what became the Duchy of Florence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
An equally frightening story that’s not in the book involves a two-week stretch in his MLS career during which Donovan was so wracked by depression he couldn’t get off the couch.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Wrestling with her adversary, wracked with anguish, she ground her teeth and twitched at the knees.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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