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My knee was aching, likely a callback to surgery at 16 to repair torn ligaments.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Markets finally got the cease-fire they have been aching for, and the subsequent relief rally was fast, furious, and jubilant—no matter that the truce is temporary and fragile.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
It was everywhere, flooding radio, weddings and reality shows, the slowbuild, aching notes articulating romantic devotion that felt cinematic yet intensely personal.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
This isn’t bro country; it’s songs for aching hearts, for dreamers, for the lovelorn, steeped in pop, rock, Tejano and Mariachi.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025
At the pressure of her fingers, a comforting warmth filled Taran’s aching body.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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