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Edgerton drove there and discovered that someone had wrenched open the dam’s two 10-foot sluice gates, sending the precious water down the Republican River.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Her husband had wrenched his back the night before and was in so much pain he was in bed, vomiting.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2018

The bloodroot she had wrenched from the ground, hauled to her shed and scrubbed clean of dirt — that came in at 0.35 pounds and made her 32 cents.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2017

In the span of 17 seconds, USC had wrenched back control of the game for good.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2016

Ten minutes later they had wrenched their way through the boarded-up doors and were in the car, speeding toward the highway.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling