misery
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It’s gotten so bad for Michigan and Ohio State, they can’t even delight in each other’s misery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
After a tech-led meltdown in the stock market, the October jobs report on Friday morning could bring investors some encouraging news — or add to their misery.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
"Being compared to individuals who murder others, or who have brought misery to millions upon millions of people -- well, I don't think I've ever done anything like that in my life," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
So it was a relief to be put out of our misery as last Friday's literal yawn-fest came to its slow-burning conclusion; the traitorous trio eventually succeeding in their mission to kill in plain sight.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Jeremy stared in misery at the rain pounding against his window.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
No wonder mud became “shorthand for the miseries of poverty,” Ms. Ziegelman writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Apartments, in her view, have spared her from the miseries of suburban housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
It’s possible artificial intelligence won’t usher us into obsolescence before it joins us in tuning out the miseries inherent to existing.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2025
“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
February in Salinas is likely to be damp and cold and full of miseries.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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