- a variation of rack.
wrack
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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 abundance of predatory shorebirds, like sandpipers and plovers, lagged behind the deposition of wrack on beaches.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024
Plus, considering that the FTX fallout helped plunge the crypto market into a recessionary hole it’s yet to climb out of, it’s more than certain these Binance charges will wrack the digital-asset economy even further.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2023
And I’d found my share of baubles while searching the wrack line.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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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
Add to your diet, in moderation, by exploring seaweed recipes and by sprinkling dried, ground seaweed mixtures featuring dulse, wakame, sea spaghetti and wracks into smoothies, over salads and even on pizza.
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
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Firstly, it is important to note that two countries previously wracked by ruinous civil wars – Iraq and Syria – are now largely peaceful and stable, at least compared to where they were.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in the northern US city of Minneapolis on Saturday as part of the national "No Kings" movement, months after it was wracked with protests due to federal immigration raids.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 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
The Earth was a planet, as Copernicus had said, and it was entirely obvious to Kepler that the Earth, wracked by wars, pestilence, famine and unhappiness, fell short of perfection.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Sir Tony Blair wrote that "PMQs was the most nerve wracking, discombobulating, nail biting, bowel moving, terror inspiring, courage draining experience in my prime ministerial life, without question".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
In 1972, with enrollment dwindling and poverty and violence wracking the city, the order split and the school shut down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 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
Surely the cough was less wracking than it had been.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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