bent
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First he moved the hopeless cases — frames dented, forks bent, gears rusted — into one room and their cousins the wheelchairs into another, leaving about 90 that could be saved.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Instead of rising evenly, the rock layers were bent and fractured during the process.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
When the RSI moves below 30, investors of a technical bent consider the asset to be in oversold territory.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
American Jews, exhausted by the nonsensical charge of disloyalty, have bent themselves into impressive contortions to demonstrate their bona fides as unambiguous, undivided, thoroughly unadulterated Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
He saw himself standing in the bukshah fields, with Star's warm muzzle bent to his hand and the other beasts grazing around him, huge, calm, and trusting.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 3
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