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headache

[hed-ayk] / ˈhɛdˌeɪk /




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US gas prices rose 9.1 percent in September alone, according to official figures, a headache for residents in a state like Florida, where most people rely on cars to get around.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

That all changed on 21 April last year, when the then-22-year-old fell ill with a terrible headache after getting off a rollercoaster at a theme park in Southend, Essex.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“It’s like taking an aspirin for a headache when you have a brain tumor,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

"I'm short of breath and have a headache breathing air now. But I still have to work," Imrayedi, a 63-year-old motorcycle taxi driver in Pekanbaru city, on Sumatra island, told BBC Indonesian last week.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“He went to find me some water. My headache tells me it’s necessary.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Yet the rising cost of supplies and increasing difficulty in obtaining them were giving businesses plenty of headaches.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

These forms often arrive after tax season, which can cause annual filing headaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

"I am still nursing an internal wound in my eyes," he said, adding that he now experiences shortness of breath and constant headaches.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

ME has no known cure or specific treatment, with patients often relying on off-label medication to manage a condition that can cause more than 200 symptoms, including nausea, headaches, poor cognitive function and brain fog.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“It’ll make your headaches worse and we have to leave the subject alone.”

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart


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