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
"In other words, these people are coming into a country that is wracked by drought, that has unemployment, and that now has conflict inside it."
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Brussels is wracked with anxiety about how to foster a more competitive digital marketplace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
He mopped sweat and soot from his face and was about to speak when a ferocious coughing wracked his person.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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