tormented
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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
They moved on to the titular boxer in "Creed," tormented by his father's legacy, and the villainous Killmonger of "Black Panther," traumatized by being an orphan in a racist world.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Remember Terry Malloy, the tormented former boxer played by Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront?
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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