harrowing
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Over three hours, members of the crowd took turns at the microphone telling harrowing stories about their plights with cancer.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Johansson’s latest film puts that maternal devotion to a far more harrowing test.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Pilots both young and old say they could relate to Nathalia Filgueiras—the 20-year-old co-pilot at the radio in the harrowing seconds before a Learjet crashed into a Florida neighborhood on Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
After a harrowing October for the tech sector, the risk-reward profile is now swinging back in its favor.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Again, Clare felt stuck in place—this time, by a harrowing sadness.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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