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Bush, 48, of Otley in West Yorkshire, was "preoccupied with his own enrichment", defrauded nearly 200 families out of £562,117 and "caused anguish and pain on a scale beyond comprehension", the judge said.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Over the coming months, I talked to half a dozen more strangers, and with each little bit of banter, the foggy air of anguish that had surrounded me slowly began to evaporate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Parton's extraordinarily successful book project was born of personal anguish: her own father grew up illiterate in rural Tennessee.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

The more we accept that anguish is a basic part of life, the less we care.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

It was the kind of wordless testimony of struggle and anguish I heard all the time growing up in a small rural black church.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

There are few things Americans agree on these days, but one is a shared delight in the anguishes of the Durham, N.C., basketball behemoth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

There’s also the debates over the graphic nature of scenes showing violence, sexual assault, the realities of historical enslavement, and other anguishes Black people experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

She anguishes over how she can possibly keep him safe.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2022

It may be on stage rather than screen, but Lucy Kirkwood’s The Welkin, currently running at the National Theatre, also applies mordant humour to the anguishes and indignities of reproductive life.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2020

Civilization has augmented the mental anguishes, and pleasures of love, and when civilization is in excess it certainly distorts and perverts the whole passion.

From Man and Maid by Elinor Glyn

"All of us, including the volunteers and support teams are deeply anguished," the Hindu guru, whose real name is Jagdish Vasudev, added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Their two duets—one of anguished farewell, the other of joyful reunion—were beautifully blended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

There were anguished gasps from the crowd as Gauff, in total control of the point, snatched at a drop shot and sent it sinking into the net.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

That kind of anguished, not-funny witticism is another commonplace of the American educated classes: OMG, what has happened to this country?

From Salon ● May 31, 2026

The Giver gave a rueful, anguished, empty laugh.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

Saying goodbye to them had been the single most anguishing moment of my entire life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Emerson recalled an occasion when he was forced to sit in silence for a long time during a session, which he found anguishing.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025

In the midst of an anguishing public health failure, some researchers are questioning the very way we determine who is at risk of suicide.

From Slate ● May 20, 2024

Experts say it's not just the hostage families who are trapped in an anguishing wait.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024

Christmas and New Year’s came and went like a slow and anguishing blur.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez