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My feet were still aching when I boarded my flight home the next day.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
But Pasbar has followed events in Iran closely, his heart aching as he watched the recent crackdown on protests until he couldn't bear it any longer.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
At 21, wanderlust — that aching desire to escape to somewhere else — took hold of Elizabeth Short.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
That brief explanation understandably underplays the aching sadness that smoulders under the surface of his songs.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
Late that afternoon, in uniforms so sweat soaked they looked black, with shoulders aching under the weight of their packs, the men jumped into helicopters and flew back to camp.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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