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Tormented by such moments, Imtiyaz became consumed by the search for answers - writing emails to airlines, hiring lawyers and trying to understand what caused the crash.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Tormented by loneliness and his inability to commit fully to his then-wife, Peggy Harper, Paul Simon walked out on their marriage in January 1974.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Branagh remains marvelous as Christie’s most famous sleuth, though like you, Mary, I’ve expressed my share of frustration with these movies’ insistence on giving us Emo Poirot, Lovelorn Poirot and Existentially Tormented War Veteran Poirot.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Tormented by sinful desires and intellectual hubris, Gervaise finally decides to assuage his religious doubts through a daring gambit: He challenges Satan to a chess match.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

Tormented by the certainty that he was his wife’s brother, Aureliano ran out to the parish house to search through the moldy and moth-eaten archives for some clue to his parentage.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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