agony
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But speaking backstage to reporters, she said waiting in the front row for it all to happen was still "agony".
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Hidden is the agony of parents mourning the loss of their babies.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Such is her agony at the memory of aborting their baby that she relies on her diary entries from the time to carry the weight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Julie Mayo said her mother, Irene Lowry, was in agony on the floor after breaking her shoulder.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Ruthless as a gun dog, he picked up with rapid and unflagging instinct the traces of everything in the world I was most insecure about, all the things I was in most agony to hide.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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