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Tormented by such moments, Imtiyaz became consumed by the search for answers - writing emails to airlines, hiring lawyers and trying to understand what caused the crash.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Mr. Barris does draw effectively on West’s self-excoriating autobiography, “West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life,” and does try to interview everyone who matters to the Jerry West story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Tormented by spiritual agony and the systemic lupus that would kill her at 39, O’Connor, a lifelong Catholic, beseeches him: “I long for grace,” she cries.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

Branagh remains marvelous as Christie’s most famous sleuth, though like you, Mary, I’ve expressed my share of frustration with these movies’ insistence on giving us Emo Poirot, Lovelorn Poirot and Existentially Tormented War Veteran Poirot.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Tormented by the certainty that he was his wife’s brother, Aureliano ran out to the parish house to search through the moldy and moth-eaten archives for some clue to his parentage.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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