put through the wringer
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I left the theater feeling giddily put through the wringer by its contrarian depictions of heroes and fiends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Though it may be seen as the refreshing agent of change in politics, it has yet to be put through the wringer of close scrutiny.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
On the topic of Riley, Not since a pre-teen Linda Blair has a young actor been put through the wringer of possession as Joe Bird as Riley is here.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023
In Amazon’s Packaging Innovation Lab — a 10,000-square-foot facility in a complex of Amazon buildings in Sumner — packages are put through the wringer.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
After soaking, the linen should be put through the wringer, which will take away much of the soil with the water, and then washed.
From The Complete Home by Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth) Laughlin
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