headache
Example Sentences
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“We’ll handle the detailed process so you can focus on what’s important. Leave the headache and sea of confusing paperwork to us!” says the website for one such company, called Alumni Counseling Service.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
That the incipient games are likely to be less a party than a very expensive headache.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Current and former Social Security officials have told ProPublica over the past year that the SSI program’s complexities and absurdities remain perhaps the agency’s biggest bureaucratic headache.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
The inflammation from meningitis typically triggers symptoms such as headache, fever and a stiff neck.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
The anger piled behind my eyes in a pounding headache, thumping in a rhythm that felt strangely familiar.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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