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agonizingly





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After an agonizingly long pause, Marx responded to Clark’s question.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

"We all know what we came for. And that's world records. And so to be that agonizingly close, it's frustrating," Proud said.

From BBC May 25, 2026

Each time she went home to Texas agonizingly short of her ultimate goal, four years away from her next chance.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

The Jamaicans hit the the woodwork three times in the second half, with substitute Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri going agonizingly close with a header that crashed off the post in the 87th minute.

From Barron's Nov. 19, 2025

It went on and on and on, agonizingly.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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