The x86 instruction set architecture has had a bit of a tortured history.

The suit is just the latest chapter in the tortured history of "Gold!

But nothing in the tortured history of the Tongass has ever been typical.

American policy toward the Balkans has a tortured history.

To me, it shows real insensitivity to our long and tortured history of racial relations.

Made pessimistic by their tortured history, few Russians like to hazard any bets.

Illuminating notes clarify the complex politics of the region and its tortured history.

New York has a tortured history with proposals for building public pay toilets.

The rather tortured history of Details magazine demonstrates the two divisions' very separate skills.

Perhaps because of the island's recent tortured history, the current discussions have been very hush-hush.