Example Sentences

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Economists argue that the current round of inflation that is wracking the economy results from the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the supply-chain crisis it spawned.

From Washington Times • Mar. 10, 2022

Right now there is an enormous problem for people, to use Arnold's phrase, that is wracking the world.

From Scientific American • Jun. 22, 2021