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It revealed patterns of synchrony -- where the abundance of kelp wrack on beaches could be explained by kelp abundance in the forest, wave action, and beach width fluctuating together.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024

Plus, considering that the FTX fallout helped plunge the crypto market into a recessionary hole it’s yet to climb out of, it’s more than certain these Binance charges will wrack the digital-asset economy even further.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2023

From there, he had to "wrack his brain for what to do" because the music on this new album was so different from the band's "Love Me Do" days.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2022

“I wrack my memory to recall a concert in which music was worse served,” I wrote then.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2021

I have come through rain and wrack and storm.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Like many of us at this time of year, Josie Hughes wracks her brain to think of gifts for friends and family.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024

Add to your diet, in moderation, by exploring seaweed recipes and by sprinkling dried, ground seaweed mixtures featuring dulse, wakame, sea spaghetti and wracks into smoothies, over salads and even on pizza.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024

The former governor has kept a public profile as the coronavirus crisis wracks health care workers across the country and has resulted in stay-at-home orders and other restrictions for many Americans.

From Fox News ● Apr. 1, 2020

Another captivating chapter, “Seaweed Stories,” includes instructions for an Irish farmer’s “lazy” potato bed, which uses storm-tossed kelps, knotted wracks and bladder wracks to line a sort of turf-and-potato sandwich.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2018

The remembrance of her imminent departure wracks my old body with grief, but it’s quickly displaced by joy—I am now close enough to hear the music thumping from the big top.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Since a store-bought orchid can take around two years to grow, Chen said he’s wracked by tariff uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Firstly, it is important to note that two countries previously wracked by ruinous civil wars – Iraq and Syria – are now largely peaceful and stable, at least compared to where they were.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The recent software rally has offered some vindication for bulls who stood by their contrarian calls after a brutal selloff wracked the sector earlier this year.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

Johnston plays poor Bear as a quivering mess wracked with guilt that this monster — who used to be his friend — is the result of his own terrible decision-making.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Send help by land, seas wracked by storms.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

But it also means millions of Americans are carrying a credit-card balance — with many of them wracking up credit-card debt to buy food, according to a new Urban Institute report.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Then there is the biggest challenge: contending with the strains now wracking the trans-Atlantic alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

"Today was a little bit nerve wracking, especially waiting for what the final say was going to be," Korda said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

“It’s nerve wracking to watch him — you couldn’t get a better match for the fans, but I hated it,” Sinjin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2025

Camel coughs wetly, the effort wracking his body.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen