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This novel, set in Australia at the outset of World War II, is gut-wrenching.—The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025 Here are four of our favorite lessons from Fleetwood’s journey to victory:
Never fear failure
All of Fleetwood’s frustrating losses happened in the public eye, sometimes in gut-wrenching fashion.—Elise Devlin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 Being intubated myself while having to make this decision was gut-wrenching.—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025 An increasing number of deaths due to malnutrition have also been reported and gut-wrenching images have emerged of suffering children and long food lines.—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gut-wrenching
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