hurt
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Of course, the physical gifts didn’t hurt, either.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
He said that he was only speaking about Bin Laden in 2007 in response to "the hurt felt by many Muslims" over a knighthood being awarded to the Satanic Verses author Sir Salman Rushdie.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Customers won’t use models that lack strong safeguards because they don’t want to run the risk of a mishap, which could hurt their own business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Yet a series of hikes could hurt the bull market in stocks or endanger the U.S. economy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
“You’ve been tearing down that road, hardly looking back. You know you’ve hurt us. Hurt me. Abandoned me. And it always seemed like you were fine with it.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
"My heart hurts so much, and I haven't been able to sleep at night," a wife wrote to her husband.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
This decline hurts because international students often pay the full price of tuition and, in some cases, additional fees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
In a Facebook post, football coach Vince Carter mourned his player, writing that Brown “was around the wrong crowd and was getting misled and misguided,” adding, “it hurts to see this is how it ended.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
After a disrupted first season in Spain and missing out on England's World Cup squad, the 27‑year‑old told the Mirror, external that the reaction to his departure from the club he supports "hurts".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
I shout so loud it hurts my throat.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
"I always put a brave face on - of course I'm hurting, but I can't be in the corner crying."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
To his thinking, “the 10-year would surge solidly above 5.00%,” hurting markets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
They are still hurting, still missing the loved ones they lost, and they must surely be forever on alert for similar devastations that could come and upend their lives again.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
They have also likely noticed that Talarico’s stance on hemp is not hurting him in the polls.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
I didn’t know if she would come over, but I knew she was hurting.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
