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

Less than 18 months after he was drafted, Lesch, wracked by a rotator cuff injury, was released, his major league dream over before he was old enough to legally buy a beer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 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

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