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Yet against these odds, denied the dearest right of a soldier--the hope of promotion--scorned by his companions in arms, the Negro on more than two hundred and fifty battle-fields, demonstrated his courage and skill, and wrung from the American nation the right to bear arms.

—The Colored Regulars in the United States Army

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verb Past tense and past participle of wring.

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Dillon flopped back, limp as a wrung-out dish-rag. — Also by Lynda La Plante
Yes, practically the only part of the Iraq debacle highlighted in the presidential campaign has been the shiftless, thieving Iraqis 'petulant refusal to spend the nest egg of oil money -- wrung from their own soil -- that has somehow ended up in American banks. — Chris Floyd - Empire Burlesque
That high heat, coupled with moisture (keep the mixture as wet as a wrung-out sponge) and aeration that you produce by turning the pile with a shovel or garden fork, produces a mixture that can kill the weeds in your garden when spread. — The Good Human
Hands are wrung, and images of deep reflection evoked. — GuruFocus Updates
Small wonder that their withers were fearfully wrung, and their wails piteous. — Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War