torture
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“When you submit a video, you dwell on what you should have done or what you didn’t think of in the moment. You torture yourself — at least I do.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Sleep training is basically torture for parents while you are going through the training portion of things, so much so that many loudly claim that sleep training is actively detrimental to babies.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
Those who suffered torture and other acts of mutilation will receive individualised rehabilitation programmes, it added.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Indian authorities have previously denied the torture claim and have repeatedly maintained due process is being followed.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
“Her shoes killed her. I keep telling them, but they don’t listen. Poorly made shoes will torture your feet, inhibit your progress. Then you will stop.”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Vocabulary lists containing torture
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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