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heartburn

noun as in burning sensation

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While the towers and cables are still in good shape, fixing the deck has caused heartburn.

“It would have saved us a lot of heartburn and grief. Would it have changed the ultimate outcome of the case? Probably not.”

There could be continued heartburn over the terms of the Skydance deal.

The dietary predilections of those striving for high office have long caused them varying degrees of heartburn.

This development is likely giving a fierce case of heartburn to two other political rivals.

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