wracked

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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

"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

The following day - wracked with guilt and regret - Anderson got "absolutely wiped" in a 6-2 6-2 defeat by John-Patrick Smith.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Harry strode confidently out from the wings, looking so handsome I could hardly believe he was the same boy who’d been staring up at his ceiling, wracked with grief, only an hour before.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson