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ran·sack·ing

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  1. ransacking, rummagenoun

    a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)

    "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"

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    rummage

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  1. Erik Pevernagie:

    The whole wire system of the brain could be disconnected in a spark of a second by a sometimes unsignificant detail. An unexpected incident or an innocuous phone call may provoke an ethereal distress that might plunge one’s life into chaos and like a sudden twist of fate overturn everything, ransacking the assembled experiences of our history. (“Alors, tout a basculé”)


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