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  • In the last few days of September the data was nerve-rackingly unclear, which meant that a sale might be imminent.

    The Facebook Effect David Kirkpatrick 2010

  • Substitute "tens of thousands" and the statement is perfectly, nerve-rackingly accurate.

    For a Lucky Few, Room at the Top 2008

  • "It's nerve-rackingly crowded, and people give me dirty looks," says Ms. Weinstein, a 33-year-old personal assistant at a music-production company.

    Risking Life and Limb, 2008

  • He buckled the seat belt, slipped the van into gear, and coughed rackingly.

    Hunter,Healer[SequeltoTheSociety] Saintcrow, Lilith 2005

  • Vincent parked in the gravel lot beneath a sun that was bright and rackingly hot.

    Heaven Lake John Dalton 2004

  • Vincent parked in the gravel lot beneath a sun that was bright and rackingly hot.

    Heaven Lake John Dalton 2004

  • With workers from both parties rushing to register as many voters as possible while there is still time, the race remains nerve-rackingly close, close enough that the votes controlled by Ezzie Thomas and the firefighters might just make the crucial difference.

    Archive 2004-09-01 2004

  • Vincent parked in the gravel lot beneath a sun that was bright and rackingly hot.

    Heaven Lake John Dalton 2004

  • Vincent parked in the gravel lot beneath a sun that was bright and rackingly hot.

    Heaven Lake John Dalton 2004

  • Vincent parked in the gravel lot beneath a sun that was bright and rackingly hot.

    Heaven Lake John Dalton 2004

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