gut-wrenching
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In “The House of Mirth,” Edith Wharton’s gut-wrenching Gilded Age tragedy, Lily Bart, beautiful and elegant and poor, has been raised to marry for money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Pixar films are known for their gut-wrenching sincerity, speaking to kids with as much candor as they do adults.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
While the market’s volatility has been gut-wrenching, scaling back your stock exposure could be a big mistake.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
There has been a dramatic and stunning extra-time defeat thanks to Karim Benzema in the 2019-20 semis, and a gut-wrenching loss on penalties after a cagey match at the Etihad in the 2023-24 last eight.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
It allows them to possess a reserve of energy for a gut-wrenching, muscle-screaming sprint at the end of a race.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
