agony
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The Waitress’s agony is ever-present—in mezzo Joyce DiDonato’s blistering performance it manifests as rage, searing the others as she confronts them one by one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
US television host Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday described her family's "agony" in her first television interview since her mother was apparently kidnapped nearly two months ago in a case that has gripped the nation.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Unlike many sports documentaries, it is as much or more about the agony of defeat as about the thrill of victory.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Kerry Watson, 40, uses a walking stick and takes more than 100 tablets a week to deal with the agony caused by having a vaginal mesh implant to treat a prolapsed bladder in 2014.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
The injury to Booth’s leg had caused the tissue to swell up and create a seal that could not be broken without inflicting agony upon the patient and possibly worsening the injury.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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