harrowing
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — From wire-to-wire to a harrowing high-wire act.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
The Uganda Law Society has condemned the deportations, saying the individuals had effectively been dumped in the country "through an undignified, harrowing and dehumanising process".
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Mr. Page expresses such deep, despairing horror that, for a few minutes at least, this minor tragedy rises to heights of harrowing feeling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"I think it is important to support any means, any possibility, of not forgetting," added Gelber, who has shared his harrowing experiences with more than 1,000 schools and institutions.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
That was the harrowing story recounted in Twelve Years a Slave, Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir made famous again by an award-winning film in 2013.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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