Example Sentences
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“Showgirl’s” 12 songs raked in 681 million streams, according to Billboard, making it the fourth-biggest streaming week of all time, behind Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” and Drake’s “Scorpion” and “Certified Lover Boy.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” released in 2024, accounted for 6% of all album sales that year.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025
“Midnights,” from 2022, was a little moodier than 2024’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” which was a little wordier than its predecessor, but both operated within a relatively narrow template.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
She's already written two songs about Kelce, both of which appeared on last year's The Tortured Poets Department album.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
Tortured by his inward agitation, he rose and began to pace the room.
From The Child of Pleasure by Harding, Georgina
