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as in plagued
to cause persistent suffering to
he was tormented by nightmares about the accident
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Adjective
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If this cycle locks the Chinese economy into a long-term slowdown, how a frustrated Beijing chooses to react will have security as well as economic consequences across Asia and, indeed, the world.—
Bilahari Kausikan,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025 -
In a video that accompanied the post, Johns can be seen sitting in the back seat of the self-driving car, growing increasingly frustrated as the vehicle makes several loops around a parking lot.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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For example, the same researchers at Cornell University who invented the new goggles have previously shown a reduction in blood flow in the brains of mice afflicted with the condition.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
29 Dec. 2024
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Terrified, the patient almost reflexively asked her surgeon to remove both of her breasts, even though the cancer afflicted only one side.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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After jumping out to a 9-2 start this season, the Phoenix Suns have sputtered over the past month as injuries have besieged their Big Three.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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The wealthiest man in the world used his social media platform X to amplify the unrest, and GOP lawmakers were besieged with phone calls to their offices telling them to oppose the plan.—
Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking,
The Christian Science Monitor,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Berlin writes about harried and divorced single women, many of them in working-class jobs, with uncanny grace.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 July 2024
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The 2021 growing season was cooler than average with maturation and ripening less harried than usual.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But beyond those elite few prospects, why would coaches play or pay freshmen instead of the veterans, the tested and proven Division I players, now available in what amounts to forever free agency?—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
25 July 2024
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There is no reliable and tested method that can say that a certain volcano will erupt on a certain day or at a certain time.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
29 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Artist agents find their roles less vexed, embracing a new value system that hews closer to the way the market actually operates.—
Natasha Degen,
Artforum,
1 Nov. 2024
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Measuring innovation is one of the most vexed problems that a corporation faces.—
Andrew Binns,
Forbes,
21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Pritchett is currently facing two counts of aggravated kidnapping, per Harris County court records.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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The content creator was charged in December 2024 with one count of aggravated kidnapping, allegedly taking two unnamed women on a dangerous high-speed car ride and threatening their lives as a result.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This is especially beneficial for people with dry or irritated skin around the eyes.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
16 Jan. 2025
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One of the most prominent symptoms in infected farm workers has been red, irritated eyes.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Tormented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tormented. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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