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
Her family had waited in agony for a month, praying that even a small part of her body would be recovered so they could hold a proper burial.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Zoe Trafford often had to play the role of agony aunt to her customers.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
David Shoun later recalled that in all his years as a doctor he’d never seen a man in such agony: “He was halloing and was in awful misery.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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