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achingly

ADVERB
painfully
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Jeers to Breeze Airways and Royal Caribbean for achingly slow wheelchair service on the same trip.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

However, the process has been opaque and achingly slow, and many farmers have refused the new deal.

From Barron's Feb. 23, 2026

The achingly slow pitch at a club ground is probably not the best preparation for playing at the Optus.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2025

The film is both funny and achingly sad; difficult to get a handle on, as grief so often is.

From Salon Apr. 19, 2025

And Texas was achingly endless—Sweetwater and Balinger and Austin.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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