haggard
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At the end of the film, Matt Damon’s haggard Odysseus sails toward the unknown, accepting that he doesn’t deserve the comfort of a king.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
But in 2024, the South American country produced only about one percent of the world's total crude output, said OPEC, its industry left haggard by years of underinvestment, mismanagement and US sanctions.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
“Caesar had now been performing for eight years,” Mr. Margolick writes, “and, thin and haggard, wore every week of it . . . it had happened in spurts rather than in increments.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
"I did the one pair of wheels - I will say they're absolutely haggard," he laughed.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
The rude stranger in the supermarket—who knew what problems he was wrestling with, haggard and thin-lipped as he was—had intended to offend her but had instead prodded her awake.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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