wracked

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Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in the northern US city of Minneapolis on Saturday as part of the national "No Kings" movement, months after it was wracked with protests due to federal immigration raids.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Florence, wracked by dissent and besieged by the Holy Roman Empire, remained in ferment until the Medicis consolidated power in 1530 into what became the Duchy of Florence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

England, the top-ranked team and tournament favourites, face a Scotland side wracked by contract disputes and an uncertain future.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Such a quake would be the largest simultaneous disaster in modern California history, with huge swaths of the state wracked by powerful seismic shaking all at once.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

That same autumn, Russia was wracked by famine.

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