torture
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A minute or so after that, Tynecastle erupted to the sound of liberation from the torture of that first half.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
"People didn't leave their homes for no reason - they lived through the worst torture, oppression, and injustice."
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Corporate retreats are generally assumed to be torture, or at least a semi-stressful chore, what with their forced-fun activities and hybrid work-play environments that leave workers confused about boundaries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
After the crackdown in January, Sheikhi fled to the autonomous Kurdistan region in Iraq, fearing arrest and torture back home, where the moustached, bespectacled man had been no stranger to anti-government protests.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
And even though Judy talked about algebra like it was a horrible torture device, David was convinced I’d love it.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
Vocabulary lists containing torture
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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