bent
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Bent on surviving the trip, she decides early to bury her feelings in an impenetrable “garb of stone” and to fashion for herself an imperious personality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
"I'm excited for the masterpiece of a song that Jack Black is going to compose for this movie," Andres Bent Solano wrote on Facebook.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
For Ms Bent, 40, that is what makes the event special and why she runs four a month.
From BBC • May 4, 2025
Brian Bent died of sleep apnea at 29 and Terry Baker of cancer at 43.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024
Then I visited a pawnshop called the Bent Penny, and asked a few more pointed questions.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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