wretch
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You know, the one where “The wretch, concentred all in self / Living, shall forfeit fair renown”?
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023
She opposed what she described as a "Western perception that the African female is a downtrodden wretch".
From BBC • May 31, 2023
Meeting Wilson after the game for an interview in a conference room at Camp Randall Stadium, I was startled that a 5-foot-11, ink-stained wretch like me could look him straight in the eye.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2022
Ms. Lessin, 36, is the rare editor to have risen from ink-stained wretch to a player, much like Peter Bart when he ruled Variety, or Anna Wintour of Vogue.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2020
“Call yourself any names you like, but I am neither a rascal nor a wretch and I don’t choose to be called so.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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