agonized
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For decades, experts have agonised over where the silver in these coins came from.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
Vyacheslav Iroshnikov said he had agonised over leaving his country in the face of Russian aggression.
From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2022
But she agonised over the fate of her own parents, who lived on the outskirts of Mariupol.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2022
Sangorski agonised over every detail, at one point borrowing a human skull so he could accurately depict it in his artistic vision.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022
“Go on; go on! Speak, I command you!” said Van Helsing in an agonised voice.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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