torment
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But the mother does not know what happened to him and describes the lack of answers as "mental torment".
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Meanwhile, Lucy’s life is upended when she is expelled from school; but years later, and not without making another questionable choice, she is finally free from his torment.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
In the past, Shiffrin could tighten up and turn quiet as her start time approached, her inner torment a mystery to the colleagues hired to support her.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
Tartakovsky conveys all of Spear’s torment, loneliness and the magnitude of his love with zero dialogue, only a wide-eyed stare into the distance as he lumbers along, pulled by the memory of an unfinished life.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
The only respite from the torment, which in Ranofer’s resentful opinion caused more mistakes than it corrected, was during the midday break.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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