mangle
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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
Then I mangle a “merci” and step between the tables, each crowded with young tech workers speaking in euphonic blends of French and English, to a stool by the window overlooking the crowded street.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022
The downtown area of Trumann on Sunday morning was still a mangle of downed power lines, shattered glass and damaged cars strewn about as if they were children’s toys.
From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2021
To mangle the words of Bob Dylan, “The game times they are a-changin’.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2020
The mangle turned of its own accord in a corner, wringing out what looked like one of Mr. Weasley’s vests.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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