be racked

The world may be racked by the coronavirus, but Donald Trump has less earthly concerns on his mind, too, after signing an executive order encouraging the US to mine the moon for minerals.

But if there’s any place on earth to be racked with profound insecurity, it’s the Ground Floor.

New, fireproof cables will be “racked” along the tunnel walls instead of encased in a new bench wall.

Elsewhere, Georgia continues to be racked with disputes over claims of Republican voter suppression before Tuesday’s runoff election for the key post of secretary of state, while North Carolina is grappling with allegations of voter fraud in a close congressional race that remains unresolved.

Our world may not be racked by conventional conflicts between nation states of previous ages, but it is still a very violent place.