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wrack

[rak] / ræk /


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Also unearthed were fireplaces containing evidence of the burning of toothed wrack seaweed to form soda ash.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

Containing extracts of seaweeds such as toothed wrack and sea spaghetti, seaweed-based skincare lines claim anti-photoaging, hydrating and protective, nourishing and skin-plumping effects.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2024

The team's model was built on a time series of wind, wave, wrack, and beach-width data at five sandy beaches over 11 years.

From Science Daily Jan. 4, 2024

“I wrack my memory to recall a concert in which music was worse served,” I wrote then.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2021

And then he turned and rowed the skiff back home, tucking it up above the wrack line, and coming back inside.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

Like many of us at this time of year, Josie Hughes wracks her brain to think of gifts for friends and family.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2024

The seaweeds with the greatest nutritional value include those often referred to as the "wracks".

From Salon Aug. 5, 2024

The former governor has kept a public profile as the coronavirus crisis wracks health care workers across the country and has resulted in stay-at-home orders and other restrictions for many Americans.

From Fox News Apr. 1, 2020

Pale and trembling, full of righteous rage and bottomless sorrow, she cries out over and over for her child as infection wracks her body.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2016

The remembrance of her imminent departure wracks my old body with grief, but it’s quickly displaced by joy—I am now close enough to hear the music thumping from the big top.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan aimed at stabilising a region wracked by conflict.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

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

While Vesia’s statement was wracked with sorrow, it was also filled with gratitude.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

Once alone outside the compound, I am wracked with guilt for what I have done.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

But it also means millions of Americans are carrying a credit-card balance — with many of them wracking up credit-card debt to buy food, according to a new Urban Institute report.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Then there is the biggest challenge: contending with the strains now wracking the trans-Atlantic alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

"Today was a little bit nerve wracking, especially waiting for what the final say was going to be," Korda said.

From Barron's Feb. 1, 2026

“It’s nerve wracking to watch him — you couldn’t get a better match for the fans, but I hated it,” Sinjin said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2025

The sobs came suddenly up from her stomach, wracking her entire body.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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