torture
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The final seconds provided a private tartan torture chamber for this small clan engulfed by conviviality.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
“For decades, the United States has allowed individuals and families who are fleeing persecution, torture and death to ask for protection at U.S. borders.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Dr Alice Edwards is the UN's special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and Mai Sato is the special rapporteur on human rights in Iran.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
Arsenal’s players recovered by winning their next four games, including three 1-0 victories that turned into pure torture for their fans.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
When I have a lot to do, time shrinks, but when I want something over with, it stretches and yawns, and laughs at my torture.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Vocabulary lists containing torture
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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