wrack
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It revealed patterns of synchrony -- where the abundance of kelp wrack on beaches could be explained by kelp abundance in the forest, wave action, and beach width fluctuating together.
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
From there, he had to "wrack his brain for what to do" because the music on this new album was so different from the band's "Love Me Do" days.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2022
“I wrack my memory to recall a concert in which music was worse served,” I wrote then.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2021
In sum: You are racked with guilt, you’ve had a nerve-racking time, and you’re facing wrack and ruin.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 1
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