wrung
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As the rest of the soccer world wrung its hands over the consequences of political interference with what happened on the pitch, the U.S. remained unapologetic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Emery has wrung everything out of his players.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Guthrie has been seen in a couple of Instagram videos since then looking exhausted and emotionally wrung out as she and her siblings try to communicate with whoever has their mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
All of these jornaleros knew each other, maybe not by their real names, but by nicknames, usually wrung from the place they had lived.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
I was wrung out from everything that had happened, the whole summer, everyone, even my own family.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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