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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

The abundance of predatory shorebirds, like sandpipers and plovers, lagged behind the deposition of wrack on beaches.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024

These are things that like really wrack the minds of a lot of creatives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

From there, he had to "wrack his brain for what to do" because the music on this new album was so different from the band's "Love Me Do" days.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2022

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

Bladder, toothed and spiral wracks often have notably higher antioxidant contents than many other seaweeds.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024

If a customer wracks up a bill of more than $50, their bill can be sent to a collection agency — an additional $15 fee on their library account.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2021

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

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

The formation of the new coalition comes at an uncertain time in a country that has been wracked by violence for decades.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

In the chapter titled “Cerium,” Levi describes how, wracked with hunger, he stole iron-cerium rods to make flints for cigarette lighters so that he could exchange them for bread.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The smell of burning reached central Madrid early Saturday, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was set to visit the zone wracked by what officials have called the surrounding region's worst fire on record.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 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

"Little cat," he murmured in a voice thin and wispy and wracked by pain.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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

Surely the cough was less wracking than it had been.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson