Usually means: Subjected to intense stress, pressure.
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  1. put through the wringer: Merriam-Webster
  2. put through the wringer: Wiktionary
  3. put (someone) through the wringer: Dictionary.com
  4. put (someone) through the wringer, put through the wringer: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. put through the wringer: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (put through the wringer)

verb:  (idiomatic) To interrogate or scrutinize closely; to subject to some trial or ordeal.

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