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mangle

[mang-guhl] / ˈmæŋ gəl /


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Anthony Seward was 20 when his hand was crushed in an industrial mangle - an injury that required multiple surgeries, including having the hand sewn into his abdomen to help it heal.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2023

To slightly mangle Bruce Springsteen's "Born To Run": the market's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance Powell drive; everybody's out on the run tonight, and there's no place left to hide.

From Reuters • Mar. 7, 2023

Giant pumps that send water south through aqueducts mangle the critters or draw them into the grasp of lurking predators.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2023

If others want to mangle their feet and suffer back problems, that is their business.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022

They turn the mangle room, where wet clothes are wrung out to dry, into a studio so he can paint and draw at home.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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