wracked
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In a vast rural nation wracked by war, Ukrposhta is part of the glue that holds the country together.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
In the chapter titled “Cerium,” Levi describes how, wracked with hunger, he stole iron-cerium rods to make flints for cigarette lighters so that he could exchange them for bread.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
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
Once alone outside the compound, I am wracked with guilt for what I have done.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
