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aching

[ay-king] / ˈeɪ kɪŋ /


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My aching nostalgia isn’t limited to how the White House used to operate.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Showing her aching vulnerability, it's about a bank clerk with flaming locks of auburn hair who flirted with her husband.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Plus, Jessie, still voiced with such beautiful feeling by Joan Cusack, owns “Toy Story 5,” with the movie even revisiting the aching piano notes of “When She Loved Me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

My feet were still aching when I boarded my flight home the next day.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

The facts overwhelmed me and wrenched my already aching belly.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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