torturous
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"This solution has come too late. A totally avoidable situation after a torturous process," added the tenants' union.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Reading her judgement in the appeal, the Lady Chief Justice described the legal history of the project as "long and torturous".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“I’m am sorry to write this but after a really really difficult and torturous battle Brian Wolfe passed away early this morning,” Rachell Wolfe wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
On June 6, 2025, after having spent about three torturous months in El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center—known as CECOT—Abrego Garcia was brought back home.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026
Not going to dinner parties, teas, and other torturous social occasions where people inundated him with seemingly endless questions about his travels.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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