gassed
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Morris’s mother and father, respectively, were an accomplished organist and a mechanic who had been gassed in World War I. Like Waugh, Morris boarded as a teenager at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
“I’m not sure why Taylor picked such a rundown place to film, but I’m gassed about it,” said Hogg, 24.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
While showing few outward signs of struggling with the foot blisters which troubled him in the quarter-finals, Djokovic regularly looked gassed against Sinner before finding further reserves to win in four hours and nine minutes.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
The format brought new energy and understanding into their catalogs, all while the pair gassed each other up as virtuoso live performers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025
He went to the Great War, he was gassed, he’s big, he has a job, he makes the world laugh.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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