wracked
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Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Culiacán to demand an end to the violence that has wracked the north Mexico city.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
In 1990, Congress authorized this emergency humanitarian relief for non-citizens whose home countries were wracked by armed conflict, natural disasters or other extraordinary disruptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 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
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
Beowulf in particular was wracked with guilt, for it had been his marvelous painting of the scene at Ahwoo-Ahwoo that seemed to have let the cannibal book out of the armoire, so to speak.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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