stung

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Stung by years of losses, the independent fashion brand appointed retail veteran Ewan Venters as its executive chairman late last year in a bid to turn things around.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Stung from suffering a midweek German Cup elimination by Bayern Munich, Leipzig were dominant in the opening half.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

The Waspi women from North Derbyshire have dramatised their own story in a stage play, which has now been turned into a new audio play called Stung, which is available on the Dramafy platform.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Stung by the loss of subscribers, cable and satellite services are aggressively developing ways to court cord-cutters.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

Stung by the criticism from her father and husband, Elizabeth Cady Stanton stopped accepting invitations to public events and once again focused her attention on her family.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling