misery
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For clients caught in a negative spiral, Mr. Schore suggests a “pity party”: designating a set amount of time to wallow in misery before snapping out of it and returning to productive behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"I know the misery and grief and despair that I have caused these people for a long period of time."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Their misery is only going to get worse.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
UK travellers faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain's air traffic control service scrambled to recover from a technical glitch that sparked chaos.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Rufus sat beside me for a while, hoping I’d be up to something more than misery.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
No wonder mud became “shorthand for the miseries of poverty,” Ms. Ziegelman writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Nevertheless, he argued, what other top-rated TV series would give airtime and weight to the miseries of the overlooked and downtrodden without painting them as villains?
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
Rancho Palos Verdes’ sliding land triggers short-notice gas shutoffs to coastal homes, adding to the miseries they have endured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
“You cannot blame British newspapers for the miseries heaped on the Prince and Princess of Wales,” columnist Hugo Rifkind wrote in The Times of London.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
There was an order of misery, misery tucked inside miseries, and you were meant to keep track.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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