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Containing extracts of seaweeds such as toothed wrack and sea spaghetti, seaweed-based skincare lines claim anti-photoaging, hydrating and protective, nourishing and skin-plumping effects.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024

"Once on the beach, kelp wrack feeds a highly productive community of small invertebrates -- crustaceans and insects -- that are in turn a favorite food of shorebirds," Dugan explained.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024

Plus, considering that the FTX fallout helped plunge the crypto market into a recessionary hole it’s yet to climb out of, it’s more than certain these Binance charges will wrack the digital-asset economy even further.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2023

“I wrack my memory to recall a concert in which music was worse served,” I wrote then.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2021

Then he saw against the Sun, sinking blood-red into a wrack of clouds, the black outline of a tall ship with torn sails riding up out of the West.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Like many of us at this time of year, Josie Hughes wracks her brain to think of gifts for friends and family.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024

Bladder, toothed and spiral wracks often have notably higher antioxidant contents than many other seaweeds.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024

If a customer wracks up a bill of more than $50, their bill can be sent to a collection agency — an additional $15 fee on their library account.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2021

The former governor has kept a public profile as the coronavirus crisis wracks health care workers across the country and has resulted in stay-at-home orders and other restrictions for many Americans.

From Fox News ● Apr. 1, 2020

The remembrance of her imminent departure wracks my old body with grief, but it’s quickly displaced by joy—I am now close enough to hear the music thumping from the big top.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

The smell of burning reached central Madrid early Saturday, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was set to visit the zone wracked by what officials have called the surrounding region's worst fire on record.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

Firstly, it is important to note that two countries previously wracked by ruinous civil wars – Iraq and Syria – are now largely peaceful and stable, at least compared to where they were.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The recent software rally has offered some vindication for bulls who stood by their contrarian calls after a brutal selloff wracked the sector earlier this year.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

Rowe wracked her brain for something, or someone, who might be able to help her sister.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

That same autumn, Russia was wracked by famine.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

But it also means millions of Americans are carrying a credit-card balance — with many of them wracking up credit-card debt to buy food, according to a new Urban Institute report.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

In 1972, with enrollment dwindling and poverty and violence wracking the city, the order split and the school shut down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

"Today was a little bit nerve wracking, especially waiting for what the final say was going to be," Korda said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

“It’s nerve wracking to watch him — you couldn’t get a better match for the fans, but I hated it,” Sinjin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2025

She could hardly take a breath without a wracking cough shaking her whole body.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld