wound up
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More “Karate Kid”-core, in this case released first as a song by Patty Smyth’s band Scandal; Journey’s version later wound up alongside Madonna’s “Crazy for You” on the soundtrack to “Vision Quest.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
First, after moving the ball into Seattle territory, Maye heaved a long throw down the left sideline that was tipped and wound up in the hands of cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
He wound up at second-tier Blackburn Rovers eight months later and immediately steered them into the Premier League via the play-offs.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Like the billionaire geniuses who created social media that wound up depressing, dumbing down and dehumanizing civilization, the motives of these companies were purely financial.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Cesium 137 rained down more than a thousand miles away in Scotland, where it covered fields and wound up being concentrated in the flesh of livestock.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
But that prospect seems to have died after Brescia Calcio were wound-up in a court ruling, external on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Dark Brandon, by contrast, radiates wound-up energy, as if he will not rest until he gets his way.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2023
Their lingering anxiety has real, physical side effects including feeling restless, wound-up or on edge, Mimiaga says.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2022
Film critic Roger Ebert admiringly called him “the most wound-up guy in the movies,” a description Caan did not dispute.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
All the energy of Jamie’s wound-up nerves let loose.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
