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wretched

[rech-id] / ˈrɛtʃ ɪd /


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A Noah Caluori-inspired Saracens gave their Prem play-off hopes a much-needed boost with a 13-try 85-19 victory over a wretched Sale Sharks at the CorpAcq Stadium.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

They’re given to those buckling under the wretched weight of their surrounding world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

As wretched as smog was, Angelenos were not about to stop driving their cars, so the cars had to change.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Working with his regular cinematographer Oleg Mutu, Loznitsa gives this prison — and authoritarianism itself — a sickly luster without ever denying its wretched stench.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“When my eyes were opened to his real character—Oh! had I known what I ought, what I dared to do! But I knew not—I was afraid of doing too much. Wretched, wretched mistake!”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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