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pain

[peyn] / peɪn /






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Pain levels were recorded immediately after surgery and again at 6, 12, 18, and 24 hours later.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

He fell in love with the city in 2009, while on tour with his band, House of Pain, and moved permanently seven years later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Pain at the pump may already be casting a pall over the mall.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Pain at the pump could make consumers more hesitant to buy new gas-guzzlers and more likely to consider electric vehicles.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Pain had never been a friend to me before, but now it kept me still.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler




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