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painful

[peyn-fuhl] / ˈpeɪn fəl /


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Painful as that is, we really shouldn’t be surprised.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Appeared in the December 5, 2025, print edition as 'A Painful Bond Off-Broadway'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The second story, “The Long and Painful Death,” chronicles a female writer whose residency at the home of Heinrich Böll is soured by the arrival of a male academic.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

Painful infection testing '50 years out of date'

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023

Painful, pus-filled frostbite blisters formed on his fingers and toes.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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