agonizing
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Once she learned this, he added, finalizing her return wasn’t as agonizing.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
The singer and his wife, photographer Rachel Demy, were in the middle of an agonizing breakup that would eventually lead to divorce.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
From the 80th minute to the final whistle, including five agonizing minutes of stoppage time, they could hardly keep the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
It makes for an exhausting, agonizing, anxiety-ridden existence that dictates how John exists in public.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
The red arm swept the screen with agonizing lethargy, and then...flash!
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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