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The trumpeters valiantly persevere but, by the end of the day, everyone's wrung out.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 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

There was widespread exuberance in the gold market prior to its plunge, and only a small part of that exuberance has been wrung out of the market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

He conceded that it could take some time for some of the excesses in the market to be wrung out and that gold could be choppy over the next few months.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

Miss Love wrung out the towel again and slowly, so weary, she wiped his back and his neck, his face and arms and then his legs.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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