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wretched

[rech-id] / ˈrɛtʃ ɪd /


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They’re given to those buckling under the wretched weight of their surrounding world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Working with his regular cinematographer Oleg Mutu, Loznitsa gives this prison — and authoritarianism itself — a sickly luster without ever denying its wretched stench.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

However, Newcastle's wretched away form had been quietly turning following wins at Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa and Qarabag in recent weeks.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Credit must also go to Brook, who kept Jacks in the attack for a third over which tempted Dunith Wellalage to charge and hit to mid-on – another wretched stroke.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

The Red Army had held the invasion back from the Soviet capital, but it was the wretched Russian winter that really turned the tables.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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