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"My shifts at work landed on the same days, too. During my morning shower, I felt faint; I had to be realistic and call in sick. My body was completely exhausted, aching and cramping."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
My feet were still aching when I boarded my flight home the next day.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
After leaving an interview with Andy Cohen at SiriusXM’s studio, she slides back into her seat and removes her sky-high Louboutin stilettos, taking stock of her aching feet: “That’s going to suck later.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
From that point in the novel to its wrenching end, June searches for her baby with the passionate abandon of a first-time mother and the aching hunger of every mother separated from her child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
"Yeah," Ty wheezed, his back aching as if a school bus had fallen from the sky and landed right on him.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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