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Corvette, a promising and hard-working designer herself who aspires to Christie’s brilliance, is tormented by nightmares of rich people complaining about the generation who “can’t expect everything to be handed to them.”

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Kvaratskhelia and Dembele combined for the game's defining moment, while 20-year-old Desire Doue - the young face of the new PSG - tormented Vincent Kompany's side, coming close on several occasions in the second half.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

“You know, we’ll be tormented by it for a long time. I will be, and I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people. It was not intentional, and that’s all I’ll say.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

What a mid-career twist for one of Augusta’s most tormented.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Back in the present, these thoughts tormented Mark for at least another hour—and he knew if he dreamed it would only get worse.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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