ache
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Luke's family said the Sunderland fan was caring and loved their dog Wilf, adding their hearts would "ache forever".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The piece took Jordan two days and resulted in a neck ache.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Now, I ache a little when I think about those refusals.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
"It's tough work... the hardest part is carrying the seaweed back. It's very heavy and your shoulders ache afterwards."
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The nerves sent pure fire through me, but it swiftly receded to a dull, constant ache.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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As Joel Reichow pulled an assortment of shoes for her to try, he reassured her it’s common to feel aches in the final training push.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
"Even inside the house, the smoke gets in. Honestly, since the haze, my body aches, as if I've been beaten up. The immune system is down. I get coughs and colds easily."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
That is, until a few hours later when those uncomfortable muscle aches start setting in.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
People infected with typhus typically develop symptoms within one to two weeks, which may include a fever, headache, rash and body aches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Which is a lie—I’m sure it still aches, but it probably won’t affect his driving.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Her mother ultimately relented and let her daughter attend art school, but Kusama ached to stretch beyond the country’s traditional Nihonga painting style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Before Edward and Bella took over the world, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” viewers ached for David Boreanaz’s Angel and James Marsters’ Spike, centuries-old bros who fall for a very special high school blonde.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Those ached more than stung and left me completely voiceless for the following 24 hours.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
During the workshops Rice says her hands cramped, her back hurt and her feet ached.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
My back ached as though someone had sat on me while I slept, and my throat was sore.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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My aching nostalgia isn’t limited to how the White House used to operate.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
In a world of instant gratification, it teaches perseverance through early practices and aching muscles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Showing her aching vulnerability, it's about a bank clerk with flaming locks of auburn hair who flirted with her husband.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
As the Aedes aegypti mosquito expanded its range across more of the Americas, it brought with it the delirium, jaundice, and aching joints of yellow fever.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
My head stops aching and the sharp pain in my ribs goes down as I sit on a log and drink tea and let the beauty work into me for that whole day.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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