wring

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He has also mocked allies uneasy about the widening conflict, referring to those who "wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

That hasn’t happened since World War II. It took a famously gut-wrenching recession to wring out the last bout of high inflation from the economy in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

But proponents see AI as a way to automate mindless tasks and wring efficiencies out of a slow-moving federal bureaucracy.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

They’re on the sidelines trying to wring their hands and say, “What can be done about this?”

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025

I wring the cloth out over the sink and run cold water over my hands.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins