bent
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After an initial, glancing chase by a group of indigenous men bent on seizing the whalemen’s clothing and weapons, the survivors landed on the Palauan island of Babeldaob.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The Washington Post’s editorial leadership bent under pressure.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
But Standard Oil finally went under the knife in 1911, split into 34 separate companies that sometimes seem like they are bent on reunifying.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
Instead of rising evenly, the rock layers were bent and fractured during the process.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
Slowly, slowly, he bent his right leg and found the next· foothold, about a forearm higher than the .one he’d stepped onto with his left.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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